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Trainee Dispenser Vacancy
Hourly rates for this role start at £13.12 and extend up to £15.10 in selected locations across London.
No prior experience is required as full training will be fully provided.
About The Opportunity
As a Trainee Dispenser, you’ll be paramount to our pharmacy team, assisting the pharmacist and fellow healthcare professionals in delivering safe, efficient pharmacy and healthcare services.
Operating within the store’s healthcare sector and completing a Dispenser NVQ2, your role will involve building exceptional patient relations by listening, understanding, and addressing their needs. Your responsibilities will include:
- Welcoming customers
- Safely dispensing prescriptions
- Advising patients to support their health and wellness — all contributing to a positive daily impact.
This role is fully in-store based in the UK; remote applicants will not be considered. International applications will not progress unless the candidate can validate a UK right to work and relevant qualifications.
Key Responsibilities
- Complete your Pharmacy Advisor NVQ2 training programme.
- Dispense prescriptions while ensuring:
- Safe supply of medicines (ordering, labelling, dispensing, endorsing)
- Collection and process management
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to manage pharmacy services.
- Advise patients on medicines while escalating complex queries to the pharmacist when necessary.
- Strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for legal, compliant prescriptions dispensing.
- Continuously update knowledge on innovations and store processes.
- Support patient autonomy in medicine management including prescription repeats and adherence.
- Engage with evolving technologies to improve dispensing protocols, optimise safety, and escalate patient-facing interactions.
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The journey will offer regular updates in healthcare knowledge and workforce development potential, with pathways to progress as a Pharmacy Technician or ascend into leadership roles.
Requirements
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Essential:
- Commitment to completing the NVQ2 training.
- Valid UK right to work (right to work sponsorship is unavailable for Skill Worker visas).
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Preferred:
- Prior experience in community pharmacy.
Benefits
- Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment
- Generous staff discount
- Enhanced parental leave benefits (maternity, paternity, adoption) inclusive of pay and gift card for expecting/expectant parents.
- Flexible benefits package allows tailored compensation.
- Free, 24/7 access to professional counselling via TELUS Health Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
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Why Choose Boots?
At Boots, we seek employees who care—people who make actions, not just voices, count.
We champion an inclusive environment prioritising collaboration and individual growth. As a certified equal opportunity employer, we welcome diversity and create a harmonious workplace for all.
Next Steps
Application review follows initial submission. Successful candidates are invited for an interview with the hiring manager.
Flexibility: Full-time roles are open to discussion on part-time or job-share arrangements — please share when applying. We are committed to reasonable accommodations during the application and interview process if required.
Pre-employment Checks: Mandatory after offer. Depending on location, select one:
- DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service)
- PVG Check
- Access NI Check
Ban the Box Policy: We evaluate application suitability regardless of criminal history. Convictions are considered on a case-by-case basis.
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