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Trainee Dispenser
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Trainee Dispenser
Trainee Dispenser – Pharmacy Team Role
Hourly Pay: £13.12–£15.10 (London) Location: Exclusive to London (in-store role only) Entry Required: No prior experience. Full training provided via NVQ2 Dispenser programme.
About The Role
As a Trainee Dispenser serving on our pharmacy team, you’ll support pharmacists and healthcare professionals in safely and efficiently delivering patient care.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Building trustful relationships with patients through active listening and understanding their healthcare needs.
- Assisting with prescription dispensing, including:
- Ordering and labelling medicines.
- Safely issuing and endorsing prescriptions.
- Managing patient collections.
- Ensuring medicines are distributed legally while following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Offering healthcare advice to help patients make informed decisions, with escalation supports for complex queries.
- Supporting activities surrounding medications (e.g., scheduled medication refills, adherence support).
- Staying updated on pharmacy innovations and optimising store processes.
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Training & Career Growth
- Achieve a NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor qualification through on-the-job mentorship.
- Modular training courses tailored to support your transition into Pharmacy Technician or store leadership.
- Regular updates to deepen healthcare knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
✔ Complete NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor training. ✔ Adhere to safe medicines dispensing practices (labeling, logging, collection). ✔ Collaborate with healthcare team members to enhance pharmacy delivery. ✔ Provide consultancy on medicines and safely refer to pharmacists when necessary. ✔ Monitor regulatory changes and operational processes. ✔ Implement smart dispensing systems to boost patient safety and efficiency.
Key Role: Helping patients manage their repeat prescriptions and maximise their health outcomes.
Requirements
Essential
- UK right to work (no sponsorship available).
- Eagerness to undertake NVQ2 training.
Desirable
- Previous community pharmacy experience.
Benefits
🎅 Discretionary Christmas bonus 💷 Staff discount (relates to British equivalent) 👶 Enhanced pay & gifts for maternity/paternity/adoption. 🏚 Flexible benefits scheme 🆘 Access to 24/7 counselling support (TELUS Health).
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Why Join Boots?
We seek lifting teams of workers passionate about positive change. Our philosophy emphasises:
- A culture of inclusivity and development.
- Employee-first ethos aligned with ethical standards.
- Advocacy for diversity, equity, and fairness in respect to all colleagues.
Next Steps
- Application review by hiring team.
- Interview with hiring managers.
- Pre-employment checks:
- DBS (UK)
- PVG (Scotland)
- Access NI (Northern Ireland)
📝 Full commitment: Please upload necessary documents as required for the selected disclosure.
Reasonable Adjustments
We accommodate reasonable requests throughout application/assessment stages.
Note: Full-time advertisement consulted for applicable part-time/job-share discussion.
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