Boots UK
Pharmacy Technician
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Pharmacy Technician
What You’ll Be Doing
Our Pharmacy Technicians make a real difference by delivering outstanding patient-centred service to the communities we serve. From triaging patients and coaching healthcare teams to providing expert technical advice on the supply of medicines.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing expert, tailored advice to patients about available medicines, products, or Macmillan Cancer Support
- Delivering store-dependent services
- Building great relationships with the pharmacy team, coaching, and inspiring them to deliver the highest standard of care
- Assisting with triage of patients and distributing prescription handouts
- Taking ownership for legal, safe, and ethical decision-making in the pharmacy
- Managing operational tasks, including:
- Replenishing stock
- Managing workload
- Order fulfilment
- Receiving and handling controlled drugs
- Ensuring patient safety
Requirements
Must-haves:
- Registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)
- A genuine excitement for coaching and leading a dispensary team
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Motivation to improve things for:
- Teams
- Customers
- Patients
- A desire to deliver services and outstanding patient care
- Ability to use pharmacy systems and technology
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Nice-to-have:
- Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician with checking capability (training provided if lacking)
Career Growth & Development
As a Boots Pharmacy Technician, there are endless progression opportunities:
- Develop your Pharmacy Technician career
- Explore store leadership roles
- Join the Boots Support Office
Your ambitions? We’ll help you get there.
Rewards & Benefits
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced leave pay and gift card for:
- Maternity
- Paternity
- Adoption (for new parents or adopters)
- Flexible benefits, including:
- Option to buy additional paid leave
- Discounted gym memberships
- Life assurance and activity passes
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling via TELUS Health (Employee Assistance Programme)
- CPD Days and protected learning time
- Fees reimbursement for:
- GPhC
- PSNI
- PSI
- Additional benefits available via MyBoosts (Boots’ rewards platform for employee perks)
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About Boots
At Boots, we’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to:
- Creating a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive workplace
- Valuing every individual
- Fostering a culture where teams and colleagues thrive
Where your brilliance fits with ours: Together, we make a difference for customers and colleagues.
Interview & Application Process
What’s Next?
- Apply to the role
- Our team will share next steps or application outcomes
- If advertised as full-time, we encourage discussions around:
- Part-time flexibility
- Job sharing options
- For contextual support at any stage, reasonable adjustments available
Pre-employment requirements:
- Successful candidates must complete a pre-employment check after an offer is made:
- DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service)
- PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups)
- Access NI Check (depending on your location)
Ban the Box Policy: Boots operates on a case-by-case basis and considers applicants with criminal convictions. We’ll review suitability fairly.
We look forward to your application! Be brilliant with Boots.
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