Pharmacy Dispenser: Patient-Centric Care & Safe Dispensing

Boots.com; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption"

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to TELUS Health counselling

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Pharmacy Dispenser to join our store-based pharmacy team in the UK. You will assist the pharmacist, dispense prescriptions, provide patient advice, and help deliver safe, high-quality pharmacy services while upholding SOPs.

As part of the store healthcare team, you’ll build relationships with patients, support with repeats and adherence, and have opportunities to develop into Pharmacy Technician roles or leadership paths through in-house training.

Qualifications

• Completed the Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2 (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.
• It would be great if you also have: 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.
• Working with evolving technologies within store, you will have the opportunity to work with new systems, which helps to develop the traditional dispensing processes to further improve patient safety and release your time to spend more time with patients. You will be provided with regular updates and training to develop your healthcare knowledge, as well as plenty of career development options including the opportunity to train as a Pharmacy Technician or as part of the store leadership team.

Skills

NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor

MPharm (first year)

Right to work UK

Education

NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor

MPharm (first year)

Job description

Boots is seeking a Pharmacy Dispenser to join our store-based pharmacy team in the UK. You will assist the pharmacist, dispense prescriptions, provide patient advice, and help deliver safe, high-quality pharmacy services while upholding SOPs.

As part of the store healthcare team, you’ll build relationships with patients, support with repeats and adherence, and have opportunities to develop into Pharmacy Technician roles or leadership paths through in-house training.