Pharmacy Dispenser: Patient Care & Safe Medicines

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

Benefits offered by this job

Christmas gift

Staff discount

Parental leave pay

Gift card for new child

Flexible benefits

Counselling access

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Dispenser to join its store-based pharmacy team in the UK. You will support the pharmacist and healthcare professionals in dispensing prescriptions and giving advice to patients to promote safe, effective medicine use.

This in-store role emphasizes patient relationships and adherence alongside SOP-compliant dispensing. Key requirements include NVQ2 (or equivalent) or current progress toward an MPharm, plus valid UK right to work.

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.
• Experience working in community pharmacy

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.

Education

NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor qualification (or equivalent)

MPharm, first year completed

Job description

Boots is seeking a Dispenser to join its store-based pharmacy team in the UK. You will support the pharmacist and healthcare professionals in dispensing prescriptions and giving advice to patients to promote safe, effective medicine use.

This in-store role emphasizes patient relationships and adherence alongside SOP-compliant dispensing. Key requirements include NVQ2 (or equivalent) or current progress toward an MPharm, plus valid UK right to work.