Pharmacy Dispenser — Patient-Focused Care & Career Growth

BOOTS; Northam; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Boots in the United Kingdom is seeking an in-store Dispenser to join the pharmacy team. You will support the pharmacist by dispensing prescriptions, advising patients, and ensuring safe medicine supply within a busy healthcare department.

You will work with other healthcare professionals to deliver pharmacy services, follow SOPs, and promote adherence while developing your healthcare knowledge through training and career progression opportunities.

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

NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor

MPharm in progress

Education

Pharmacy NVQ2

Job description

Boots in the United Kingdom is seeking an in-store Dispenser to join the pharmacy team. You will support the pharmacist by dispensing prescriptions, advising patients, and ensuring safe medicine supply within a busy healthcare department.

You will work with other healthcare professionals to deliver pharmacy services, follow SOPs, and promote adherence while developing your healthcare knowledge through training and career progression opportunities.