Pharmacy Dispenser — Patient Care & Career Growth

Boots UK; Falmouth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

Flexible benefits scheme

TELUS Health counselling

Job summary

Boots UK is hiring a Dispenser to join our in-store pharmacy team in the UK. You will support the pharmacist, dispense prescriptions, and provide advice to patients to promote safe, effective medicines use.

Working within the healthcare department, you will greet customers, ensure SOP compliance, and help manage repeats and adherence. NVQ2 or MPharm year 1 qualifications and UK right to work are required; sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Completed NVQ2 or currently working toward and have completed the first year of an MPharm qualification.
• Current and valid UK right to work. This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.
• Experience working in community pharmacy would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prescription dispensing whilst ensuring the safe supply of medicines e.g. ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing and collection of prescriptions.
• Work with the other healthcare professionals in your store to assist in the management and delivery of pharmacy services
• Provide care and advice to patients about medicines and to refer queries to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
• Following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support the safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions
• Keeping up to date with new innovations in store and comply with operational processes.
• Support patients to manage their prescriptions their way with reliable repeats and manage their medicines effectively to promote adherence and reduce waste.

Skills

Prescriptions dispensing

Patient care

Communication with customers

Education

NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor

MPharm year 1 completed

Tools

Pharmacy systems

Job description

Boots UK is hiring a Dispenser to join our in-store pharmacy team in the UK. You will support the pharmacist, dispense prescriptions, and provide advice to patients to promote safe, effective medicines use.

Working within the healthcare department, you will greet customers, ensure SOP compliance, and help manage repeats and adherence. NVQ2 or MPharm year 1 qualifications and UK right to work are required; sponsorship is not offered.