Dispenser

As a Dispenser working within one of our stores, you will be a key member of our pharmacy team, supporting the pharmacist and other healthcare professionals in your store to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of pharmacy and healthcare services. You will build great relationships with patients by listening and understanding their needs, greeting customers, dispensing prescriptions, and ensuring the safe sale of medicines.

You will provide advice using your healthcare knowledge to support patients in making informed decisions about their health and wellness, making a difference every day.

• Prescription dispensing while ensuring the safe supply of medicines (e.g., ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing, and collecting prescriptions).
• Work with 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 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 the store and comply with operational processes.
• Support patients to manage their prescriptions the way they prefer with reliable repeats and manage their medicines effectively to promote adherence and reduce waste.
• Working with evolving technologies within the store, you will have the opportunity to work with new systems, which helps to develop traditional dispensing processes, further improve patient safety, and free up your time to spend more time with patients.
• You will be provided with regular updates and training to develop your healthcare knowledge, as well as plenty of career development options including the opportunity to train as a Pharmacy Technician or as part of the store leadership team.

• Completed the Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2 (or equivalent) or are currently working towards and have completed the first year of an MPharm qualification.
• Current and valid UK right to work. This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.
• Experience working in community pharmacy.

• Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment
• Generous staff discount
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme
• 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 s/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

We're always looking for people who care; people who go the extra mile to change things for the better. You'll be joining a company that is evolving and always looking to improve. 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, and we are passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues by providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

As the heart of everything we do at Boots, we change for the better.