Relief Dispenser

TN United Kingdom; Wrexham; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Relief Dispenser, where you will support the pharmacist and deliver essential pharmacy services. This role involves dispensing prescriptions, advising patients, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure safe medication practices. With opportunities for career progression and ongoing training, you will play a vital role in enhancing patient care and safety in the community.

Benefits

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to 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.

Responsibilities

• Prescription dispensing and ensuring safe supply of medicines.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to manage pharmacy services.
• Provide care and advice to patients about medicines.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Education

Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2

Job description

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Salary

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, supporting the pharmacist and other healthcare professionals to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of pharmacy and healthcare services.

Working within the healthcare department, you will build strong relationships with patients by listening and understanding their needs. Your responsibilities include greeting customers, dispensing prescriptions, ensuring the safe sale of medicines, and providing healthcare advice to support patients in making informed health decisions.

This role is based within the UK. Remote applicants will not be considered, and applications from outside the UK will only be progressed if relevant UK qualifications and right to work can be confirmed and evidenced.

Key responsibilities

1. Prescription dispensing, ensuring the safe supply of medicines, including ordering, labeling, endorsing, and collection of prescriptions.
2. Collaborate with healthcare professionals in your store to manage and deliver pharmacy services.
3. Provide care and advice to patients about medicines and refer queries to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
4. Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support the safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions.
5. Stay updated with new innovations and comply with operational processes.
6. Support patients in managing their prescriptions and medicines effectively to promote adherence and reduce waste.
7. Communicate with store teams to ensure continuity of care.
8. Work with evolving technologies to improve dispensing processes, enhance patient safety, and free up time for patient interaction.

You will receive regular training to develop your healthcare knowledge, with opportunities for career progression, including training as a Pharmacy Technician or store leadership.

Requirements

1. Completed the Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2 (or equivalent).
2. Ability to travel across the defined geography with full flexibility.
3. Current and valid UK right to work. Note: this role does not qualify for sponsorship.

Preferred

1. Experience working in community pharmacy.

Benefits

• Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment
• Generous staff discount
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for expecting or adopting parents
• Flexible benefits scheme
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme

Additional benefits are available; more details can be found at boots.jobs/rewards. Salary estimates on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

We value care, dedication, and inclusivity. Join a company committed to evolving and improving, fostering a positive, diverse, and inclusive environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Next steps

Applications will be reviewed, and successful candidates will be contacted for interviews. We are open to discussing part-time or job share options and offer reasonable adjustments during the application process. A pre-employment check, including DBS, PVG, or Access NI, will be required after an offer is made. Boots considers applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.