Pharmacy Technician

TN United Kingdom; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to delivering legendary care in Pharmacy. This role is pivotal in ensuring the safe operation of the pharmacy while inspiring a team committed to patient care. You will lead daily dispensary activities, ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards, and provide personalized service to every customer. With opportunities for professional growth and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this position offers a chance to make a real difference in healthcare. If you have a passion for pharmacy and customer service, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Retirement savings plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous staff discount

Access to third-party discounts

Boots Benevolent Fund

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent required.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe and effective operation of the pharmacy.
• Lead daily dispensary activities and ensure legal compliance.

Skills

Customer Care

Pharmacy Services

Legal Compliance

Team 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 that we care about our patients. 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 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 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 minimizing dispensing losses.
• Ordering medicines, labelling, 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 to join us.

It’s also important to have a genuine passion for customer care, support and lead the dispensary team, and deliver pharmacy strategy in partnership with the team.

To work within our dispensaries, you 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 provide the training and support needed to achieve this. As you develop your healthcare knowledge through these qualifications and roles, this will be reflected in your pay and benefits.

This is just one of several career routes within Boots!

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 be subject to 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, with the opportunity to discuss this before a decision.

Our Benefits.

We offer a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and support your 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 and support, 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.