Regional Dispensing Hub Operative

BOOTS; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain in Basingstoke is seeking a team member for their Regional Dispensing Hub. This on-site role involves dispensing prescriptions with advanced technology while ensuring patient safety. Candidates should have at least 1 year of relevant experience and strong attention to detail. The position offers flexible hour options, competitive pay and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Retirement Savings Plan

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience working at pace.
• Excellent attention to detail required.
• Good communication skills are essential.
• Punctuality is a must.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Pick and sort medication for automated customer orders.
• Ensure prescriptions are assembled accurately.
• Work collaboratively with the team to prioritize patient safety.

Skills

Experience working at pace

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Punctuality and timekeeping

Numeracy and literacy

Job description

The salary for this role is £12.60 per hour. This role is based on-site at the Boots Regional Dispensing Hub located above the Boots Distribution centre on Rutherford Road, Basingstoke. The site is open Monday to Saturday from 06:00-22:00. We are looking for people who can work either 30 hours per week across 4 days or 37.5 hours per week across 5 days. The successful candidate will need to be fully flexible across the hours mentioned.

The Boots Regional Dispensing Hub (RDH) is an advanced, semi-automated pharmacy opening September 2025 in Basingstoke. The hub is a pharmacy and logistics hybrid operation, utilising technology and automation to centrally fill repeat prescription scripts and dispatch to our stores within 24 hours of receiving the prescription. The Basingstoke Dispensing Hub will support our stores across the region, helping our healthcare teams spend more time with their patients and offer a greater range of services to their local community.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the future of dispensing medicines. The Regional Dispensing Hub is a unique and innovative environment with a mix of pharmacy and logistics elements. You will be part of a team dispensing Boots prescriptions from across the region using some of the most advanced dispensing technology to allow the team to dispense large volumes of prescriptions with industry leading levels of safety.

Working within the Regional Dispensing Hub, you will be part of a large team working closely together to ensure prescriptions are assembled accurately and with patient safety at the heart. Typical duties will be picking and sorting medication so that it can be automated into individual customer orders.

What you need to have:

• 1+ years of experience working at pace
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Punctuality and timekeeping are important
• A good level of numeracy and literacy
• Your safety within the workplace is paramount therefore you'll need to work in a safe manner with the safety of colleagues in mind at all times.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience within warehousing, production or pharmacy would be advantageous but isn't essential

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including access to discounts and everyday savings
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. 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. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If your application is successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.