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The hourly rate for this role is £12.00 and up to £13.15 across selected locations within London. The hourly rate will increase after 6 months in role. No previous experience is required, and full training will be provided. The importance of your role. Fantastic customer care is at the heart of everything we do, and as a Trainee Dispenser you'll be part of helping patients feel good. It's everything from the clear advice and care you offer them, to the wide ranges of dispensing services we provide.To provide fantastic patient care as a Trainee you will work across the healthcare counter and the dispensary to where the patients need you most. This is a great opportunity to develop your pharmacy career and make a difference to the lives of our patients. How will you do it? With different types of pharmacies all over the UK, we're giving patients the very best care and attention with the services we offer. You will be providing healthy lifestyle advice and health services to our patients across a number of store locations. You'll do this through great conversations as well as delivering the technical aspects of supplying medicines.This is often a fast paced environment, and you will interact with many different people, and will be a core member of the pharmacy and healthcare team. Your duties will include: Learning how to tailor conversations with every customer to ensure they leave your pharmacy feeling informed and confident about their healthcare needs.Working towards delivering the technical aspects of the dispensary whilst ensuring the safe supply of medicines e.g. ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing and collection of prescriptions.Complying with legal and professional requirements and accepted guidance on professional practice in Boots.Seeking opportunities to engage with GPs and practice teams to promote services and items.Working towards delivering efficient dispensary operations and ensuring dispensing losses are minimised. What you'll need to have. We're offering you an exciting career opportunity and a chance to continue your professional journey. You will need to be prepared to work towards an NVQ Level 2 equivalent in Pharmacy Services one you start in role.But it isn't just about experience or knowledge, we're looking for people with a genuine passion for customer care, and who will be ambassadors for healthcare in our stores. You will have the ability to build excellent relationships with patients and your team and will be able to understand individual patient needs and tailor your support and advice appropriately. You will have the ability to advise patients with confidence and accuracy whilst remaining customer focussed.If you are interested in further developing your professional career, we can support you towards achieving both competency and knowledge based NVQ Level 3 (QCF) qualification in Pharmacy Services to become eligible to register with the GPHC as a Pharmacy Technician. This could then lead to an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) role. As you continue to develop your healthcare knowledge through these qualifications and roles, your pay and benefits will reflect this.Excitingly, this is just one of several routes your career could take you within Boots!Click here to explore how your Pharmacy career can progress with us... Our Diversity and Inclusion commitment. Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the centre of everything we do in our business. 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. We offer a variety of flexible working patterns to support our colleagues to achieve a good work life balance. Our Benefits. We have a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you: Competitive holiday allowance (with the option to buy more days)Boots Retirement Savings Plan pension schemeDiscretionary annual bonus schemeEnhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption leave pay£100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a babyFlexible benefits scheme (via salary sacrifice) including financial wellbeing support, gym membership, holiday buying, dental cover, life assurance, restaurant discount cards, activity passes and much more (exclusions may apply, eligible roles only)Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering free, independent and confidential counselling and support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a weekGenerous staff discount (with enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boot Opticians and Boots Hearingcare)Access to corporate third-party discounts, including retail, cinema, holidays and more (UK only)Access to the Boots Benevolent Fund, a registered charity that offers support to eligible current and former colleagues in the UK, as well as their immediate relatives, at times of financial hardship. 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The hourly rate for this role is £12.36 and up to £13.53 across selected locations within London.Are you passionate about customer care and delivering the best Pharmacy services? We are looking for Phlebotomists to join our healthcare teams and play a key role in delivering Phlebotomy services to the local community. About the opportunity Our Future Health is a Charity who are working in partnership with the NHS, aiming to be the UK's largest ever health research programme, bringing people together to develop new ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases. The Our Future Health programme will collect information from millions of volunteers across the UK in order to help people live healthier lives for longer; through transforming the prevention, detection and treatment of conditions such as dementia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.Your role as a Phlebotomist will be to greet volunteers, verify their details and take health measurements and venous blood samples (phlebotomy) whilst maintaining the integrity of all participant information and blood samples. Your main duties will include: Greeting participants and verifying their detailsExplaining the phlebotomy procedure to participantsClerical duties such as management of appointment booking process for the phlebotomy serviceTaking various participants measurements, such as height, weight and waist circumferenceTaking and maintaining venous blood samples from participants according to UK guidelinesMaintaining quality of service delivery by following Standard Operating Procedures and adhering to health and safety standardsEnsuring samples are prepared for delivery to the correct laboratory within required timescalesOrdering and maintaining adequate stock of requisite materials needed to deliver serviceCommunicating with the in-store Pharmacist and the pharmacy team to assure safe and appropriate provision of the service What you'll need to have Previous experience working as a Phlebotomist is desirable, however we will consider applicants without experience and full training will be providedAbility to work calmly under pressureEmpathetic, approachable and able to interact sensitivelyDigitally savvy and comfortable with embracing technologyA passion for customer care and working in HealthcareAbility to work as part of a busy teamPrepared to learn and be comfortable in completing a Healthcare training Programme at NVQ2 or equivalent Our benefits Competitive holiday allowanceBoots Retirement Savings PlanDiscretionary annual bonus schemeGenerous staff discount We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you, click here click here to view our full list of company benefits (all rewards and benefits are subject to change and eligibility). Why Boots We'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.At the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, that we can continue to change for the better.To find out more about life and careers at Boots, click here. What's next If your Phlebotomist application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview. If you have not been successful on this occasion you will be notified by email. This role is subject to completing a DBS/PVG check.We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, including job share and reduced hours.If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to enable you to be at your best.