Relief Dispenser

Boots Opticians; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain is looking for a Relief Dispenser to support the pharmacist and provide care to patients across multiple locations. The role involves dispensing medications, advising patients, and ensuring safety in medication supply. Candidates should have completed the Pharmacy Advisor qualification and possess a valid UK right to work. This position offers 22.5 hours a week with flexibility in scheduling.

Benefits

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Free, 24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Completed the Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2 (or equivalent)
• Ability to travel across the defined geography with full flexibility
• Current and valid UK right to work

Responsibilities

• Prescription dispensing ensuring the safe supply of medicines
• Communicate with store teams to ensure continuity of care
• Provide care and advice to patients about medicines

Job description

Overview

The hourly rate for this role is £13.32 and up to £15.05 across selected locations within London. About the opportunity

As a Relief Dispenser, you will work across different stores within a defined geographical area. You will be a key member of our pharmacy team as you support the pharmacist and other healthcare professionals in our stores to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of pharmacy and healthcare services. Working within the healthcare department of the store, you will spend your time building great relationships with patients by listening and understanding their needs. From greeting customers, dispensing prescriptions and ensuring the safe sale of medicines, to providing advice using your healthcare knowledge to support patients in making informed decisions about their health and wellness – you’ll get to make a difference every day.

This is a role based within the UK. Remote applicants will not be considered. Applications from candidates outside the UK will not be progressed unless relevant UK qualifications and right to work can be confirmed and evidenced.

What you’ll do

• Prescription dispensing whilst ensuring the safe supply of medicines (e.g., ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing and collection of prescriptions).
• Work with other healthcare professionals in your store to assist in the management and delivery of pharmacy services.
• Provide care and advice to patients about medicines and refer queries to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support the safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions.
• Keep up to date with new innovations in store and comply with operational processes.
• Support patients to manage their prescriptions their way with reliable repeats and manage their medicines effectively to promote adherence and reduce waste.
• Communicate with the store teams to ensure continuity of care.

Working with evolving technologies within store, you will have the opportunity to work with new systems, which helps to develop the traditional dispensing processes to further improve patient safety and release your time to spend more time with patients.

You will be provided with regular updates and training to develop your healthcare knowledge, as well as plenty of career development options including the opportunity to train as a Pharmacy Technician or as part of the store leadership team.

What you’ll need to have

• Completed the Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2 (or equivalent)
• Ability to travel across the defined geography with full flexibility
• Current and valid UK right to work. This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa

It would be great if you also have

• Experience working in community pharmacy

Our benefits

• Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment
• Generous staff discount
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme
• 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. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

We\'re always looking for people who care; people who go the extra mile to change things for the better. You\'ll be joining a company that is evolving and always looking to improve. 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 and we are passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues by 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

Your application will be reviewed by our team, and we will contact you as soon as we can. If 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.

Closing date

17-Oct-2025

Job Details

• Business Area: Pharmacy
• Function: Pharmacy
• Keywords: Dispenser, ACT, Pharmacy Support, Pharmacy Technician, relief
• Hours per week: 22.5
• Latitude, longitude: 53.426815545,-2.801053447
• Shift Pattern: Weekdays and Weekends
• Hours per week (display): 25 to 34 hours per week
• Company: UK Stores
• Division: 16 - United Kingdom
• Region: 4 - Central
• Area: 126 - Liverpool
• Store: 6437 - PRESCOTT
• County: Merseyside
• Country: UK
• Address: Unit D Block 4, Cables Retail Park, Prescot
• Address 1: Unit D Block 4
• Address 2: Cables Retail Park
• Address 3: Prescot