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Working at Tesco Retail

  • Company employees
    330,000+
  • Gender diversity (m:f)
    49:51

Hiring in

  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland

Office locations

Join Tesco Pharmacy in Edinburgh as a Pharmacy Dispenser in this part-time, customer-focused role. You will support daily pharmacy operations, accurately dispense prescriptions, and deliver great service starting at GBP 13.70 per hour with a minimum of 16 hours per week guaranteed.

Requirements

  • Experience or qualifications gained from working in a pharmacy environment are preferred.
  • A desire to train and develop into the pharmacy field is required.
  • Strong customer service, communication, and attention to detail skills are mandatory.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Dispensing accuracy: Accurately dispense prescription medicines and complete administration on time with strong attention to detail.
  • Customer care: Provide friendly, confident advice to customers on medicines, common ailments, and pharmacy services while maintaining high cleanliness and compliance standards.
  • Product recommendations: Understand customer needs to responsibly recommend suitable over-the-counter products and handle queries within your competence.
  • Team collaboration: Work collaboratively with colleagues across the store to support daily operations and promotional activities.
  • Potential transition routes: People from retail sales or customer service roles may bring strong communication and interpersonal skills, alongside meeting the customer-focused requirements of this pharmacy position.

Job description

Availability Window

Days From time To time Sun 10:00:00 16:00:00 Fri 11:00:00 20:00:00 Sat 11:00:00 20:00:00

Customers are at the centre of everything we do. Working in our stores means variety, teamwork, and plenty of daily challenges. You�ll meet great people, learn new skills, and be part of an inclusive team. Whether you want stability, flexibility, or a chance to grow your career, this role could be a great fit.

Tesco Pharmacy Dispenser pay starts at �13.70 per hour, rising to �14.97 in stores within the M25. Some locations may offer additional payments. We guarantee a minimum of 16 hours per week, though roles from 12 hours are also available.

Your contracted hours will be scheduled within the availability windows shown, with at least 3 weeks� notice of your shifts. If your availability is close to what we�re looking for, we still encourage you to apply.

Supporting the daily operation of a modern Tesco Pharmacy as part of a collaborative team.

Accurately dispense prescription medicines with strong attention to detail and customer care.

Providing friendly, confident advice to customers on medicines, common ailments, and available pharmacy services.

Understanding customer needs and recommend suitable products responsibly.

Handle queries within competence and escalate when needed.

Maintain high standards of cleanliness, organisation, and compliance with all Standard Operating Procedures.

Ensure all prescription administration is completed accurately and on time.

Support promotional activities and company initiatives.

Experience or qualifications gained from working in a Pharmacy environment.

A desire to train and develop into the Pharmacy field

A passion for delivering great service, greeting every customer with a smile, and serving them with pride while helping them find the right products and solutions.

The ability to build rapport quickly so customers leave feeling confident, supported, and reassured, having had a great experience at the Pharmacy counter.

The initiative to make the right decisions for customers, whether you�re supporting them with over-the-counter product guidance, helping with prescription queries, or knowing when to refer them to the pharmacist for expert advice.

A positive, team focused approach, communicating openly, working well with colleagues across the store, having fun, and celebrating success together.

Tesco�s vision is to be every customer�s favourite way to shop. Our purpose is to serve customers, communities and the planet a little better every day by acting responsibly and sustainably.

We�re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and want everyone to feel represented and able to be themselves, Everyone�s Welcome.

We also understand that life varies for each of us, so we�re always open to conversations about flexible working. Talk to us during your application about how we can support you.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader, and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click�here.

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Tesco Retail

Pharmacy Dispenser - Edinburgh

Edinburgh
On-site
From GBP 13.70 per hour

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