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Dispenser
Pharmacy Dispenser – London
£13.92–£16.64 per hour across selected locations within London.
About the Role
As a Dispenser in one of our pharmacy stores, you’ll serve as a key team member, supporting the pharmacist and healthcare professionals to deliver safe, reliable and effective care. Your role will focus on:
- Building trusting relationships with patients to understand and address their health needs
- Handling a wide range of tasks, from greeting customers, dispensing prescriptions, and ensuring medicines are sold properly, to providing clear, science-backed advice
- Making a real, everyday difference in people’s wellbeing
This position is based exclusively in-store within the UK. Only applicants with the right to work in the UK for an indefinite period and relevant qualifications may apply.
Key Responsibilities
Patient Care & Advice
- Dispense prescriptions following strict safety protocols (including ordering, labelling, endorsing and managing collection).
- Offer healthcare advice to customers, referring complex queries to the pharmacist where needed.
- Collaborate with other healthcare staff to ensure a seamless pharmacy service.
Compliance & Efficiency
- Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to guarantee legally compliant and medically safe dispensing.
- Keep up with new pharmacy systems and innovations to enhance safety and workflow.
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Support Patients
- Help customers manage their prescriptions effectively, including reliable repeats and adherence to improve outcomes.
- Reduce medicine waste and errors by promoting best practices.
Career Development & Training
- Gain regular professional updates and ongoing training to develop expertise.
- Opportunity to train as a Pharmacy Technician or progress into store leadership roles.
- Work alongside emerging healthcare technologies to modernise dispensing and boost patient time.
Requirements
Essential
- Completed a Pharmacy Advisor NVQ2 (or equivalent)—or in the first year of (or qualified as) an MPharm (Master of Pharmacy) degree.
- Valid UK Right to Work confirmation.
- Note: This role is not visa-sponsored.
Preferred
- Experience working in community pharmacy.
Benefits
- Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment
- Generous staff discount securities
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements (including financial support and a gift card)
- Access to a Flexible Benefits Scheme
- Free 24/7 Employer Assistance Programme (TELUS Health), providing confidential counselling and support procedures.
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Full details of Boots’ benefit packages can be found at boots.jobs/rewards. Note: Any third-party salary estimates are not provided nor endorse the above pay bands.
Company Culture at Boots
Boots is looking for people who really care—individuals prepared to go the extra mile. Join a company where diversity and inclusion are celebrated, and equality of opportunity is a priority. Our modern working environment fosters growth and trust, allowing everyone to thrive.
As part of the team, you’ll help us evolve and improve, building a brighter future for pharmacy and healthcare.
What’s Next?
- Your application will be reviewed promptly. If successful, you’ll be invited for an interview with the hiring manager.
- Standard roles are advertised as full-time, but we’re open to discussing part-time or job share options.
- Reasonable adjustments will be made available during the application and interview process to support your needs.
Note: Applicants must complete a pre-employment security check, which depending on your location, may require a DBS, PVG or Access NI background check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and strives to provide a fair chance to all applicants. If you have a criminal conviction, we’ll evaluate candidacy on a case-by-case basis.
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