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Dispenser Role – Store Pharmacist Support (London Locations)
Hourly rate: £13.92 – £16.64 (based on location)
About The Opportunity
As a Dispenser in one of our pharmacy stores, you’ll be a vital part of our healthcare team. Your role will enable you to build strong relationships with patients while supporting the pharmacist and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe, efficient pharmaceutical and healthcare delivery.
Key aspects include:
- Welcoming customers and engaging with them to understand their needs
- Processing prescriptions (ordering, labelling, dispensing, endorsing, and collection)
- Supplying medications safely
- Providing healthcare advice using your existing knowledge
- Ensuring patients make informed decisions about their health and wellness every day
Location & Acceptance Criteria
- This is a UK-based role – in-store only; no remote applications considered
- Applicants must have a valid UK right to work
- Non-UK applicants cannot progress unless they can confirm and evidence current UK qualifications and right to work.
Key Responsibilities
- Prescription Dispensing
- Safely managing the supply of medicines through ordering, labelling, dispensing, endorsing, and patient collection
- Collaboration with Healthcare Team
- Supporting pharmacists and other staff in pharmacy service management
- Patient Care & Advice
- Providing medication-related information and, where necessary, referring patients to the pharmacist
- Compliance & Safety
- Adhering to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure safe and legal prescription handling
- Process Development
- Staying updated on store innovation and operational standards
- Elevating Patient Adherence
- Supporting patients with reliable prescription repeats, effective medication management, and minimising waste
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Technology & Continuing Development
- Embracing evolving pharmacy systems to modernise traditional processes and improve patient safety
- Paid training to develop your healthcare expertise
- Opportunity to train as a Pharmacy Technician or progress into store leadership roles
What You’ll Need
Essential Qualifications & Compliance
- Have or be working towards completing the NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (Pharmacy Advisor Qualification) or (alternatively, one year completed of an MPharm degree)
- Valid current UK right to work
- Note: Visa sponsorship not available for this role
Preferred Experience
- Experience working in community pharmacy (beneficial but not essential)
Benefits
- Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment
- Generous staff discount
- Enhanced leave policies (maternity: 52 weeks’ pay + gift card; paternity/adoption: 4 weeks’ pay + gift card)
- Flexible benefits scheme
- Free, 24/7 counselling & support via TELUS Health (Employee Assistance Programme)
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Why Boots?
We’re seeking empathic, proactive team members dedicated to improving patient care.
Our culture emphasises:
- Inclusivity – fostering authenticity for all
- Fairness – an equal opportunity employer
- Development – from training paths like Pharmacy Technician programmes to leadership opportunities
- Null fear of ban on criminal convictions – suitability will be assessed case by case
What’s Next?
We encourage every applicant and will arrange:
- Flexibility for part-time or job-share discussions
- Reasonable support/accommodations during application & interview stages
Before employment begins, the successful candidate must:
- Complete pre-employment checks (DBS, PVG (Scotland) or Access NI (Northern Ireland), depending on location)
Progression
Your application will be reviewed promptly. If successful, you’ll be interviewed by the hiring manager.
Have questions? See our FAQ at boots.jobs/careers or contact our careers team.
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