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Dispenser
Dispenser – Pharmacy Team (Store-Based Role)
Hourly Rate: £13.92 – £16.64 (varied across locations in London)
About the Role
As a Dispenser within one of our stores, you’ll join our dedicated pharmacy team, supporting pharmacists and healthcare professionals to deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality pharmacy and healthcare services.
Your day-to-day will focus on building trustful relationships with patients, ensuring they receive accurate guidance, healthcare advice, and prescription support. Your core responsibilities include:
- Greeting and assisting customers
- Safely dispensing prescriptions, including labelling, collection, and endorsements
- Collaborating with other in-store healthcare professionals
- Delivering expert medicines advice to support informed health decisions
This is a store-based role within the UK. Only applicants within the UK with the right to work can be considered, and relevant qualifications must be evidenced.
Key Responsibilities
Core Dispensing Duties
- Accurately dispense, label, and order medicines in line with regulatory standards.
- Ensure compliancy with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for safe and legal drug supply.
- Handle prescription systems, including repeats, adherence support, and waste reduction.
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Patient Care & Support
- Provide clear, compassionate medicine advice to patients, referring complex queries to the pharmacist where appropriate.
- Help patients self-manage prescriptions effectively via reliable repeat systems.
Team Collaboration
- Work closely with healthcare colleagues to manage pharmacy services.
- Stay updated on pharmacy innovations and operational best practices.
Career Development
- Receive regular training to strengthen healthcare knowledge.
- Opportunities to progress, such as Pharmacy Technician training or stepping into store leadership roles.
Requirements
Essential
- Hold or be nearing completion of the NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor (or equivalent).
- Currently enrolled or graduated from the first year of an MPharm programme.
- Legally eligible for UK work (no Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship available).
Preferred
- Community pharmacy experience.
Benefits
- Discretionary Christmas Gift
- Generous staff discounts
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, paternity, adoption – includes pay and gift card).
- Flexible benefits scheme (including location-specific perks).
- 24/7 confidential counselling via TELUS Health Employee Assistance Programme.
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Note: For full benefits details, see boots.jobs/rewards.
Why Join Boots?
- Passion for change: We hire people with empathy and a drive to improve.
- Inclusive workspace: You’ll thrive in a supportive, equal-opportunity environment.
- Diversity & belonging: Boots celebrates and fosters an inclusive culture.
We’re a Ban the Box employer—criminal convictions are considered on an individual basis.
What’s Next?
- Application review (we respond as soon as possible).
- Interview (organized with the hiring manager).
Supplementary Info:
- Disability-friendly accommodations available throughout the application process.
- Prior to offer acceptance: Pre-employment checks required:
- DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check
- PVG (Scotland) or AccessNI (Northern Ireland) checks, depending on location.
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