Trainee Dispenser – Pharmacy Training & Patient Care

BOOTS; Wool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to TELUS Health EAP

Job summary

Boots is hiring a Trainee Dispenser in-store across the UK. You will support the pharmacist and healthcare teams while you complete your Dispenser NVQ2 training, delivering safe medicine dispensing and patient care.

No prior experience required; full training will be provided. You will learn to dispense prescriptions, advise patients, and work within SOPs to ensure safety and high standards of service in-store.

Qualifications

• Desire to learn and complete the Dispenser training programme (NVQ2).
• Current and valid UK right to work.
• Experience in community pharmacy is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Complete your training for the Pharmacy Advisor NVQ2 programme.
• 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.

Education

NVQ Level 2 Dispenser

Job description

Boots is hiring a Trainee Dispenser in-store across the UK. You will support the pharmacist and healthcare teams while you complete your Dispenser NVQ2 training, delivering safe medicine dispensing and patient care.

No prior experience required; full training will be provided. You will learn to dispense prescriptions, advise patients, and work within SOPs to ensure safety and high standards of service in-store.