Pharmacy Technician

TN United Kingdom; Annan; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Pharmacy-led retailer as a key member of the pharmacy team. This role involves overseeing the dispensary operations, ensuring patient care, and leading a team to deliver excellent service. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and a passion for customer care, with opportunities for professional development and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Generous staff discount

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent required.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is mandatory.
• Completion of Medicines Counter Assistant qualification is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the safe and effective operation of the pharmacy.
• Lead daily management of the dispensary.
• Ensure compliance with legal and professional requirements.

Skills

Customer care

Leadership

Decision-making

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2)

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The importance of your role.

Be part of our ambition to be the world’s leading Pharmacy-led retailer. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re proud to offer legendary care every day; it’s what sets us apart from other UK Pharmacy chains.

This is a great opportunity to develop your Pharmacy career and make a difference to the lives of our patients.

How will you do it?

With a technical yet personable approach, you’ll inspire the pharmacy team around you, ensuring our standards reflect our commitment to patient care. Legally and ethically, we aim to provide the very best service.

Accuracy and care define this role. You will oversee the safe and effective operation of the pharmacy and healthcare business, leading the daily management of the dispensary. You’ll be an expert in the technical aspects of medicine supply while delivering excellent patient care.

By guiding and supporting your pharmacy team and working closely with the Pharmacist and Store Leader, you’ll play a key role in growing our business.

What you’ll be doing day to day.

You will help deliver the safe and effective running of the pharmacy and healthcare business, and lead the day-to-day running of the dispensary.

Your duties will include:

• Responsibility for legal, safe & ethical decision-making in the pharmacy.
• Delivering on-target delivery of items and services income.
• Complying with legal and professional requirements and accepted guidance on professional practice in Boots.
• Tailoring conversations with every customer to ensure they leave your pharmacy feeling informed and confident about their healthcare needs, coaching other pharmacy team members to do the same.
• Seeking opportunities to engage external stakeholders to secure locally commissioned services and drive services and items.
• Delivering efficient dispensary operations and minimizing dispensing losses.
• Ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing, and checking prescriptions.

What you’ll need to have.

We’re offering you an exciting career opportunity to continue your professional and pharmacy journey. You will need an NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent), and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

We value genuine passion for customer care, supporting and leading the dispensary team, and delivering pharmacy strategy in partnership with the team.

Additionally, you should have completed a Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2) qualification or equivalent to work within our dispensaries.

You may wish to become an Accuracy Checking Technician (ACT); we can provide training and support for this. Your ongoing development through these qualifications and roles will be reflected in your pay and benefits.

This is just one of several career routes within Boots!

Click here to explore how your Pharmacy career can progress with us…

Our Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity and providing a positive, inclusive working environment. We offer flexible working patterns to support work-life balance.

This role may require a DBS/PVG check in certain locations. Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis, which you can discuss with us beforehand.

Our Benefits.

We offer a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and provide flexibility:

• Competitive holiday allowance (with optional additional days)
• Boots Retirement Savings Plan pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave pay
• £100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a baby
• Flexible benefits scheme (via salary sacrifice) including financial wellbeing support, gym membership, holiday buying, dental cover, life assurance, restaurant discounts, activity passes, and more
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering free, confidential counselling 24/7
• Generous staff discount (with enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boot Opticians, and Boots Hearingcare)
• Access to third-party discounts, including retail, cinema, holidays, and more (UK only)
• Access to the Boots Benevolent Fund, supporting colleagues in times of financial hardship.

*All rewards and benefits are subject to change and eligibility.