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Salary
The hourly rate for this role is £12.69 and up to £14.05 across selected locations within London.
Importance of Your Role
Exceptional patient-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. As a Pharmacy Dispenser, you'll help patients feel good by providing clear advice and a wide range of dispensing services. You'll work across the healthcare counter and dispensary to meet patients' needs, offering a great opportunity to develop your pharmacy career and make a difference in patients' lives.
Daily Responsibilities
Providing health advice through focused conversations, ensuring patients leave informed and confident about their healthcare needs. Your duties will include:
* Tailoring conversations with customers to ensure they leave feeling informed and confident about their healthcare needs.
* Delivering technical dispensary tasks, ensuring the safe supply of medicines, including ordering, labelling, dispensing, endorsing, and collecting prescriptions.
* Complying with legal and professional requirements and guidance in Boots.
* Engaging with GPs and practice teams to promote services and items.
* Ensuring efficient dispensary operations and minimizing dispensing losses.
Qualifications and Experience
We offer an exciting career opportunity. You should have an NVQ Level 2 equivalent in Pharmacy Services and experience as a Pharmacy Dispenser. Completion of a Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2) qualification or equivalent is required; if not completed, we will support your training within 6 months. We also support progression towards NVQ Level 3 (QCF) in Pharmacy Services to qualify as a Pharmacy Technician, potentially leading to an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician role. Your pay and benefits will reflect your development.
Career Development
This role is one of many career pathways within Boots. Explore how your pharmacy career can progress with us…
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity and providing a positive, inclusive environment. Flexible working patterns are available. The role may require a DBS/PVG check in certain locations. Boots is a Ban the Box employer, considering applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
Benefits
Our benefits include:
* Competitive holiday allowance (with the option to buy more days)
* Boots Retirement Savings Plan pension scheme
* Discretionary annual bonus scheme
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
* £100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a baby
* Flexible benefits scheme (via salary sacrifice) including wellbeing support, gym membership, holiday buying, dental cover, life assurance, discount cards, activity passes, and more
* Access to Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support 24/7
* Generous staff discounts (including Boots brands, Boot Opticians, and Boots Hearingcare)
* Access to third-party discounts in retail, cinema, holidays, and more (UK only)
* Support from the Boots Benevolent Fund for colleagues facing financial hardship
*All rewards and benefits are subject to change and eligibility.
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