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There are two hourly ranges available for the role: 7.5 hours per week (1 day) or 15 hours per week (2 days) on Mondays and Saturdays. The shifts will either be 6am - 2pm or 2pm - 10pm.The hourly rate for this role is £13.12.\nThe Boots Regional Dispensing Hub (RDH) is an advanced, semi-automated pharmacy. The hub is a pharmacy and logistics hybrid operation, utilising technology and automation to centrally fill repeat prescription scripts and dispatch to our stores within 24 hours of receiving the prescription. The Dispensing Hub will support our stores across the region, helping our healthcare teams spend more time with their patients and offer a greater range of services to their local community.\nAbout the role\nThis is an exciting opportunity to become part of the future of dispensing medicines. The Regional Dispensing Hub is a unique and innovative environment with a mix of pharmacy and logistics elements. You will be part of a team dispensing Boots prescriptions from across the region using some of the most advanced dispensing technology to allow the team to dispense large volumes of prescriptions with industry leading levels of safety. You will also support the Operations team with stock management where required. Full training will be provided as you work to complete your training for NVQ2 in Healthcare Services.\nWhat you need to have:\nDrive and commitment to complete your dispenser training to achieve your NVQ2 in Healthcare Services within the first six months of your role\nAbility to work at pace\nExcellent attention to detail\nStrong communication skills\nPunctuality and good timekeeping\nAble to follow and uphold health and safety standards and operational procedures to ensure the safe and legal dispensing of medicines and the welfare of your colleagues\nIt would be great if you also have:Experience working in a distance selling pharmacy.\nExperience within warehousing or logistics would be advantageous but isn't essential.\nOur benefitsBoots Retirement Savings Plan\nGenerous employee discounts\nEnhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child\nFlexible benefits scheme including access to discounts and everyday savings\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. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.Why Boots\nAt Boots, 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, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and 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\nIf your application is successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager. Where 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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