Pharmacy Technician

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

Job summary

Join a leading pharmacy retailer in Milton Keynes as a key player in providing exceptional patient care. You will lead a pharmacy team, ensuring safe operations and compliance while fostering a customer-focused environment. This role offers a pathway for career advancement within the pharmacy sector, supported by training and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Enhanced leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous staff discounts

Access to third-party discounts

Support through the Boots Benevolent Fund

Qualifications

• Must have NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and GPhC registration.
• Passion for customer care and team leadership required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily dispensary activities and ensure legal compliance.
• Engage with customers and coach team members.

Skills

Customer Care

Leadership

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. 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 play a key role in growing our business.

What you’ll be doing day to day.

You will help ensure the safe and efficient running of the pharmacy and healthcare operations, managing the dispensary daily activities.

Your duties will include:

• Responsibility for legal, safe & ethical decision-making in the pharmacy.
• Achieving targets for delivery of items and services income.
• Complying with legal and professional standards in accordance with Boots guidelines.
• Engaging with customers to ensure they leave informed and confident about their healthcare, coaching team members to do the same.
• Seeking opportunities to collaborate with external stakeholders to secure locally commissioned services and promote services and items.
• Ensuring efficient dispensary operations and minimizing dispensing losses.
• Ordering medicines, labeling, dispensing, endorsing, and checking prescriptions.

What you’ll need to have.

We offer an exciting career opportunity to advance your pharmacy journey. You need an NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Beyond experience, we seek individuals with a genuine passion for customer care, capable of leading the dispensary team and executing pharmacy strategies collaboratively.

Additionally, you should have completed a Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2) qualification or equivalent.

You may wish to become an Accuracy Checking Technician (ACT); we provide training and support for this. As you develop your healthcare expertise, your pay and benefits will reflect your growth.

This role is just one of many career pathways within Boots!

Click here to explore your pharmacy career progression with us…

Our Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, fostering a positive and inclusive work 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. You can discuss this with us beforehand.

Our Benefits.

We offer a comprehensive range of benefits that go beyond salary and support your well-being:

• Competitive holiday allowance (with optional additional days)
• Boots Retirement Savings Plan pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Enhanced leave pay for Maternity/Paternity/Adoption
• £100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a baby
• Flexible benefits scheme (via salary sacrifice) including financial wellbeing, gym membership, holiday buying, dental, life assurance, restaurant discounts, activity passes, and more
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support, 24/7
• Generous staff discounts, including for Boots brands and services
• Access to third-party discounts on retail, cinema, holidays, etc.
• Support through the Boots Benevolent Fund for colleagues facing hardship

*All benefits are subject to change and eligibility.