Pharmacy Technician

Boots Opticians; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician to lead a dynamic pharmacy team. This exciting role offers the opportunity to deliver exceptional patient care and ensure the smooth operation of the dispensary. You'll be responsible for guiding your team, making ethical decisions, and engaging with customers to meet their healthcare needs. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, the company provides a supportive environment and a variety of flexible working patterns. Join a team that values your contributions and offers a pathway for professional development in the pharmacy sector.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous staff discount

Corporate third-party discounts

Access to Boots Benevolent Fund

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services is essential.
• Passion for customer care and team leadership required.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day running of the dispensary and ensure legal compliance.
• Deliver excellent patient-centered care and manage pharmacy operations.

Skills

Customer Care

Legal Compliance

Pharmacy Operations

Team Leadership

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2)

Job description

Job Description

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, making sure that our standards reflect that we care about our patients. Legally and ethically we want to give them the very best service.

Accuracy and care is what this role is all about. You will deliver the safe and effective running of the pharmacy and healthcare business, and lead the day-to-day running of the dispensary. You will be an expert in the technical aspects of the supply of medicines, whilst delivering excellent patient care.

Guiding and supporting your pharmacy team and working closely with the Pharmacist and Store Leader you’ll be influential 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 and 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 ensures dispensing losses are minimised.
• Ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing and checking of prescriptions.

What you’ll need to have.
We’re offering you an exciting career opportunity. It’s a chance to continue your professional and pharmacy journey. You will need to have an NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent), and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council to join us.

But it isn’t just about experience, we’re looking for people with a genuine passion for customer care, who will support and lead the dispensary team, and deliver pharmacy strategy in partnership with the team.

To work within our dispensaries you also need to have completed a Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2) qualification or equivalent.

You may wish to become an Accuracy Checking Technician (ACT) with us; we can give you the training and support you need in order to achieve this. As you continue to develop your healthcare knowledge through these qualifications and roles, this will be reflected in your pay and benefits.

Our Diversity and Inclusion commitment.
Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the centre of everything we do in our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. We offer a variety of flexible working patterns to support our colleagues to achieve a good work life balance.

Our Benefits.
We have a great range of benefits* that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you:

• Competitive holiday allowance (with the option to buy more 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 discount cards, activity passes and much more (exclusions may apply, eligible roles only)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering free, independent and confidential counselling and support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Generous staff discount (with enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boot Opticians and Boots Hearingcare)
• Access to corporate third-party discounts, including retail, cinema, holidays and more (UK only)
• Access to the Boots Benevolent Fund, a registered charity that offers support to eligible current and former colleagues in the UK, as well as their immediate relatives, at times of financial hardship.

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

Need To Know

We are seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician ready to lead a pharmacy team on a day to day basis, to join our fantastic store in Penarth!

You will be expected to achieve excellent patient centered care and drive standards and store KPI's.

This is a permanent contract of 22.5 hours per week with the following proposed shift pattern.

08.30 - 18.00 Monday to Friday and alternate weekend working.

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacy Support Colleagues

Keywords

Dispenser, ACT, Pharmacy Support, Pharmacy Technician, Medicine, Medicines, customer, assistant, Advisor

Hours per week

22.5

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Region

5 - Wales and West

Area

145 - Cardiff and Newport

Store

331 - PENARTH

County

Glamorgan

Country

UK

Address 1

24 Windsor Road

Address 2

Penarth

Address 3

Glamorgan