Pharmacy Dispenser — Patient Care & Career Growth

Boots UK; Norwich; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Staff discount

Enhanced parental leave pay

Flexible benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Boots UK is hiring a Dispenser to join the in-store pharmacy team. You will dispense prescriptions, advise patients, and work with pharmacists to ensure safe, compliant service delivery. The role is based in UK stores with no sponsorship for visas and requires NVQ2 or MPharm progression.

You will gain training on new store systems, with career progression opportunities including Pharmacy Technician training and potential store leadership development.

Qualifications

• Completed the Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2 (or equivalent) or are currently working towards 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.

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

Pharmacy dispensing

Patient care

Communication

Education

Pharmacy Advisor NVQ2 (or equivalent)

MPharm (first year completed)

Job description

Boots UK is hiring a Dispenser to join the in-store pharmacy team. You will dispense prescriptions, advise patients, and work with pharmacists to ensure safe, compliant service delivery. The role is based in UK stores with no sponsorship for visas and requires NVQ2 or MPharm progression.

You will gain training on new store systems, with career progression opportunities including Pharmacy Technician training and potential store leadership development.