Pharmacy Dispenser: Patient-Focused Medicines Safety

Boots Group; Knowsley; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Christmas gift

Staff discount

Maternity/paternity leave

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Boots is recruiting a Dispenser to join our in-store pharmacy team in the UK. You will support the pharmacist and healthcare professionals by dispensing prescriptions, greeting customers, advising on medicines, and ensuring safe sale of medicines.

The role emphasizes patient relationships, accurate dispensing, and adherence to SOPs, with opportunities for career development including training as a Pharmacy Technician or progressing into store leadership.

Qualifications

• Completed the 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 while ensuring the safe supply of medicines (ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing and collection of prescriptions).
• Work with other healthcare professionals in-store to assist in the management and delivery of pharmacy services.
• Provide care and advice to patients about medicines and refer queries to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures to support safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions.
• Keep 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

MPharm — Year 1 completed

Job description

Boots is recruiting a Dispenser to join our in-store pharmacy team in the UK. You will support the pharmacist and healthcare professionals by dispensing prescriptions, greeting customers, advising on medicines, and ensuring safe sale of medicines.

The role emphasizes patient relationships, accurate dispensing, and adherence to SOPs, with opportunities for career development including training as a Pharmacy Technician or progressing into store leadership.