Relief Pharmacy Dispenser — Flexible Hours & Training

The Boots Company PLC; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced parental leave pay

Flexible benefits

Counselling service

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Relief Dispenser to work across stores within a defined geographical area in the UK. You will support the pharmacist and healthcare team to ensure safe, efficient delivery of pharmacy and health services while building strong relationships with patients.

You will greet customers, dispense prescriptions, provide medicines advice, and help maintain patient safety. The role offers progression options, training, and the chance to train as a Pharmacy Technician or in store

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. This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.

Responsibilities

• Prescription dispensing whilst ensuring the safe supply of medicines e.g. ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing and collection of prescriptions.
• Work with the 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 to refer queries to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
• Following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support the safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions
• Keeping 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.
• Communicating with the store teams to ensure continuity of care

Skills

Customer service

Pharmacy knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Pharmacy Advisor NVQ2 (or equivalent)

Job description

Boots is seeking a Relief Dispenser to work across stores within a defined geographical area in the UK. You will support the pharmacist and healthcare team to ensure safe, efficient delivery of pharmacy and health services while building strong relationships with patients.

You will greet customers, dispense prescriptions, provide medicines advice, and help maintain patient safety. The role offers progression options, training, and the chance to train as a Pharmacy Technician or in store