Overview
The hourly rate for this role is £13.32 and up to £15.05 across selected locations within London.
As a Dispenser working within one of our stores, you will be a key member of our pharmacy team, supporting the pharmacist and other healthcare professionals to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of pharmacy and healthcare services. This role is in-store within the UK; remote applicants and candidates outside the UK will not be progressed unless UK qualifications and right to work can be confirmed and evidenced.
What you’ll do
* Prescription dispensing while ensuring the safe supply of medicines, including ordering medicines, labeling, dispensing, endorsing, and collection of prescriptions.
* Work with other healthcare professionals in-store to assist in the management and delivery of pharmacy services.
* Provide care and advice to patients about medicines and refer queries to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
* Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support the safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions.
* Keep up to date with new innovations in-store and comply with operational processes.
* Support patients to manage their prescriptions their way with reliable repeats and manage their medicines effectively to promote adherence and reduce waste.
Working with evolving technologies within store, you will have the opportunity to work with new systems, which helps to develop the traditional dispensing processes to further improve patient safety and release your time to spend more time with patients.
You will be provided with regular updates and training to develop your healthcare knowledge, as well as plenty of career development options including the opportunity to train as a Pharmacy Technician or as part of the store leadership team.
What you’ll need to have
* Completed the Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2 (or equivalent) or are currently working towards and have completed the first year of an MPharm qualification.
* Current and valid UK right to work. This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.
Desirable
* Experience working in community pharmacy
Our benefits
* Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment
* Generous staff discount
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
* Flexible benefits scheme
* Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you. Please note that salary estimates on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Why Boots
We’re committed to an inclusive, equal opportunity workplace. Boots strives to create a positive and inclusive environment for all colleagues. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and to embrace the diversity of our colleagues.
What’s next
Your application will be reviewed by our team. If successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager. We are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process and can provide reasonable adjustments to support your application and interview process.
This role requires completion of a Pre-employment check after a provisional offer. Depending on location you may be asked to submit a DBS, PVG, or Access NI check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
Location: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK. Store: 89 - KINGS LYNN. Address: 94-96 High Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
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