Kamsons East Preston – Health Care Assistant

Kamsons Pharmacy; East Preston; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training provided

Job summary

Kamsons East Preston is seeking a Pharmacy Healthcare Counter Assistant to deliver friendly, caring service to customers in the East Preston community. You will handle OTC sales, receipts, prescriptions under supervision, and promote health and lifestyle advice with trained accuracy.

We value excellent communication, teamwork and the ability to multitask in a busy environment. Prior pharmacy or retail experience is an advantage, and the right candidate will receive training including the

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to ascertain customer needs and provide professional service.
• Previous pharmacy or retail experience is an advantage, training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Follow till processes including sales of OTC medicines and pharmacy merchandise, cashing up, running reports and completing cash sheets weekly.
• Provide advice to patients on medicines and general health and lifestyle matters using the 2WHAM questioning technique.
• Receive and hand out prescriptions under supervision, collect prescription charges and ensure patient declarations are signed.
• Order stock to meet demand while minimising losses due to expiry.
• Maintain tidy displays and implement price changes or promotions.
• Keep sales and back shop areas clean and tidy; perform housekeeping duties.
• Process invoices and paperwork following company procedures.
• Assist in delivery of services such as stop smoking advice and BP testing after training.

Skills

Excellent communication

Customer service

Cash handling

Teamwork

Multitasking

Education

Medicine Counter Assistant course

Job description

Kamsons East Preston – Health Care Assistant

ob Summary

Pharmacy Healthcare Counter Assistant We are looking for an applicant to provide a friendly, caring and professional service to our customers in the East Preston Community. Excellent communication skills are needed to ascertain customer needs whether this be purchasing medicines, seeking advice or collecting prescriptions within the pharmacy. You will need to work effectively as part of a hardworking team in a busy fast paced environment, be able to prioritise a varied workload and effectively multi-task. Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Follow till processes including sales of over the counter medication and pharmacy merchandise, cashing up, running reports and completing cash sheets weekly.
• Follow the sale of medicines protocol and use the 2WHAM questioning technique provide advice to patients on the use of medicines as well as general health and lifestyle matters.
• Receive and hand out prescriptions under the supervision of the Responsible Pharmacist.Collect necessary prescription charges and ensure that the patient declaration on the reverse of prescription is correctly filled in and signed by the patient or representative.
• Order sufficient stock in line with company procedures to meet customer demand whilst minimising losses due to date expiry.
• Maintain attractive looking displays that are tidy and pulled forward. Implement any price changes or promotions.
• Undertake all necessary housekeeping duties so that sales and back shop areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Process invoices and paperwork in a timely manner following company procedures.
• Participate in the delivery of any additional services (stop smoking advice, blood pressure testing etc) for which you will have received adequate training.

Working Hours:

Monday – 2pm -6pm

Tuesday – Off

Thursday – 2pm-6pm

Friday – Off

Saturday – 9am-1pm (Alternate)

Previous pharmacy or retail experience is an advantage although we are willing to train the right candidate. You will be required to complete the Medicine Counter Assistant course as part of your training. For more information please call 01903783965.

Data Protection

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