Pharmacy Technician

Boots Opticians; Irvine; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join their team in Irvine. This full-time role offers a chance to make a real difference in patient care while leading a pharmacy team. You will be responsible for the safe running of the dispensary, ensuring compliance with legal standards, and providing excellent service to customers. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this opportunity promises professional growth and a supportive work environment. Enjoy competitive benefits and the chance to further your pharmacy career with ongoing training and development.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Enhanced family leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous staff discount

Corporate third-party discounts

Boots Benevolent Fund support

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services.
• Passion for customer care and team leadership in pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day running of the pharmacy and dispensary.
• Ensure legal and ethical compliance in pharmacy operations.

Skills

Customer Care

Legal and Ethical Decision-Making

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

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 looking for a registered Pharmacy Technician to join our newly refurbished store in Irvine, East Road.

Full time, Permanent role.

For more information please contact [e-mail]

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacy Support Colleagues

Keywords

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

Hours per week

37.5

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Weekdays and Weekends

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Region

1 - Scotland

Area

106 - North Ayrshire and Inverclyde

Store

5408 - IRVINE EAST ROAD AP

Req Posted Date

06-Feb-2025

County

Ayrshire

Country

UK

Address 1

Unit 2B East Road

Address 2

Irvine