Pharmacy Technician

TN United Kingdom; Irvine; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy retailer seeks a dedicated pharmacy professional to oversee dispensary operations and ensure exceptional patient care. This role offers a chance to grow your career within a supportive environment, emphasizing ethical practices and customer service excellence. Join a team committed to making a difference in healthcare.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Enhanced parental leave pay

Generous staff discount

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Completion of Medicines Counter Assistant qualification required.
• Willingness to pursue Accuracy Checking Technician training.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe and effective operation of the pharmacy.
• Lead daily dispensary activities and ensure compliance.
• Tailor customer interactions to enhance care and service.

Skills

Customer care

Leadership

Ethical 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 care for patients. We aim to provide the very best service legally and ethically.

Accuracy and care are central to this role. You will oversee the safe and effective operation of the pharmacy and healthcare business, leading the daily dispensary activities. You will be an expert in the technical aspects of medicine supply while 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 each customer to ensure they leave your pharmacy feeling informed and confident about their healthcare needs, coaching other team members to do the same.
• Seeking opportunities to engage external stakeholders for locally commissioned services and to drive services and items.
• Delivering efficient dispensary operations and minimizing dispensing losses.
• Ordering medicines, labeling, dispensing, endorsing, and checking prescriptions.

What you’ll need to have.

We’re offering an exciting career opportunity. You should have an NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent), and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

We value genuine passion for customer care, leadership in the dispensary team, and the ability to support pharmacy strategy.

Completion of a Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2) qualification or equivalent is also required.

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

This is one of several career routes within Boots!

Click here to explore your pharmacy career 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 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 considers applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis, with opportunities to discuss this before a decision.

Our Benefits.

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

• 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 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.