Trainee Dispensing Operative

Boots UK; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced parental leave pay and gift

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Boots UK is recruiting for a Regional Dispensing Hub dispenser, combining pharmacy and logistics in a high-volume environment. You will operate with advanced dispensing technology to process prescriptions for Boots stores in the region and support stock management.

The role offers training to achieve NVQ2 in Healthcare Services within six months, with shifts across early evenings and weekends. Benefits include a generous package and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Drive to complete dispenser training and achieve NVQ2 within the first six months.
• Able to work at pace with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and timekeeping.
• Willingness to follow health and safety standards and to dispense medicines legally.

Responsibilities

• Dispense Boots prescriptions using advanced dispensing technology.
• Support the Operations team with stock management as required.
• Complete NVQ2 training within six months of joining the role.

Skills

Dispenser training

Work at pace

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Punctuality

Education

NVQ2 in Healthcare Services

Job description

The hourly rate for this role is £13.12. For a 37.5 hour week this equates to £25,652 per annum.

The Boots Regional Dispensing Hub (RDH) is an advanced, semi-automated pharmacy. The hub is a pharmacy and logistics hybrid operation, utilising technology and automation to centrally fill repeat prescription scripts and dispatch to our stores within 24 hours of receiving the prescription. The Dispensing Hub will support our stores across the region, helping our healthcare teams spend more time with their patients and offer a greater range of services to their local community.

We are looking for candidates who will be flexible to work across the following patterns throughout the week:

Shift 1: 06:00-14:00

Shift 2: 14:00-22:00

Availability for the below shift pattern will also be beneficial:

Shift 3: 16:00-00:00

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the future of dispensing medicines. The Regional Dispensing Hub is a unique and innovative environment with a mix of pharmacy and logistics elements. You will be part of a team dispensing Boots prescriptions from across the region using some of the most advanced dispensing technology to allow the team to dispense large volumes of prescriptions with industry leading levels of safety. You will also support the Operations team with stock management where required. Full training will be provided as you work to complete your training for NVQ2 in Healthcare Services.

What You Need To Have

• Drive and commitment to complete your dispenser training to achieve your NVQ2 in Healthcare Services within the first six months of your role


• Ability to work at pace


• Excellent attention to detail


• Strong communication skills


• Punctuality and good timekeeping


• Able to follow and uphold health and safety standards and operational procedures to ensure the safe and legal dispensing of medicines and the welfare of your colleagues

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience within warehousing or logistics would be advantageous but isn't essential.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan


• Generous employee discounts


• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child


• Flexible benefits scheme including access to discounts and everyday savings


• 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. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, 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, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and 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

If your application is 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.