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From greeting customers, dispensing prescriptions and ensuring the safe sale of medicines, to providing advice using your healthcare knowledge to support patients in making informed decisions about their health and wellness - you’ll get to make a difference every day.\nThis is a role based in store within the UK. Remote applicants will not be considered and applications from candidates outside the UK will not be progressed unless relevant UK qualifications and right to work can be confirmed and evidenced.\nKey responsibilities:\nComplete your training for the Pharmacy Advisor NVQ2 programme\nPrescription dispensing whilst ensuring the safe supply of medicines e.g. ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing and collection of prescriptions.\nWork with the other healthcare professionals in your store to assist in the management and delivery of pharmacy services\nProvide care and advice to patients about medicines and to refer queries to the Pharmacist as appropriate.\nFollowing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support the safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions\nKeeping up to date with new innovations in store and comply with operational processes.\nSupport patients to manage their prescriptions their way with reliable repeats and manage their medicines effectively to promote adherence and reduce waste.\nWorking 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.\nWhat you’ll need to have:\nDesire to learn and complete the Dispenser training programme (NVQ2)\nCurrent and valid UK right to work. This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.\nIt would be great if you also have\nExperience working in community pharmacy\nOur benefits\nDiscretionary Christmas Gift Payment\nGenerous staff discount\nEnhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child\nFlexible benefits scheme\nAccess to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.\nWe have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.Why Boots\nWe're always looking for people who care; people who go the extra mile to change things for the better. You'll be joining a company that is evolving and always looking to improve. We foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues by providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.\nWhat’s next\nYour application will be reviewed by our team, and we will contact you as soon as we can. If successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager.\nWhere a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.\nThis role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. 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