Pharmacy Dispenser: Patient Care & Dispensing

Boots Group; Salford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced leave pay & gift card

Job summary

Boots Group is seeking a Dispenser to join our store pharmacy team in the UK. You will support the pharmacist in dispensing prescriptions, advising patients, and ensuring safe medicine supply while adhering to SOPs and store processes.

You will build relationships with patients, handle repeats, and learn new systems to enhance patient safety and efficiency. UK right to work is required; training and career development opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Completed Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2 (or equivalent) or 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 NVQ2

Education

Pharmacy NVQ2 or MPharm in progress

Job description

Boots Group is seeking a Dispenser to join our store pharmacy team in the UK. You will support the pharmacist in dispensing prescriptions, advising patients, and ensuring safe medicine supply while adhering to SOPs and store processes.

You will build relationships with patients, handle repeats, and learn new systems to enhance patient safety and efficiency. UK right to work is required; training and career development opportunities are provided.