Relief Pharmacy Dispenser: Patient Care in Community Stores

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

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Boots is recruiting a Relief Dispenser to cover a defined geography across selected stores in the UK. You will assist the pharmacy team, dispensing prescriptions, advising patients, and ensuring safe medicine handling, always aligning with SOPs and store policies.

The role requires NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor qualification or equivalent, UK right to work, and willingness to travel across the defined geography. Community pharmacy experience is a plus.

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.
• Experience working in community pharmacy (preferred).

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.
• 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

Skills

Travel flexibility

Education

NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor qualification

Job description

Boots is recruiting a Relief Dispenser to cover a defined geography across selected stores in the UK. You will assist the pharmacy team, dispensing prescriptions, advising patients, and ensuring safe medicine handling, always aligning with SOPs and store policies.

The role requires NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor qualification or equivalent, UK right to work, and willingness to travel across the defined geography. Community pharmacy experience is a plus.