Accuracy Checking Technician

Well Pharmacy; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance including  

Opportunity to gain further qualificat

Job summary

Well Pharmacy is seeking an Accuracy Checking Technician in the UK to join our team. You will support the Pharmacist in daily dispensary operations, allocate work to dispensing staff, and ensure safe, efficient service to customers.

Key duties include stock control, providing healthcare advice at the counter, and assisting with sales and store duties. DBS/PVG update required before start date. We value diversity and inclusion across our nationwide pharmacies.

Qualifications

• Accuracy Checking Qualification required; NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent; GPhC registration is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Pharmacist with day-to-day dispensary operations and allocate work to Dispensing Technicians and Assistants.
• Manage stock levels and provide healthcare advice at the counter.
• Assist with sales and store duties including product displays and cash transactions.
• Handle high-volume dispensing for local care homes and respond to GP surgery queries.

Skills

Accuracy Checking Qualification

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

GPhC registration

Job description

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• Generous holiday allowance including bank holidays
• Opportunity to gain further qualifications
• Superb development and career opportunities

Overview of the role

Are you friendly and organised with a passion for providing excellent customer service butlooking to further your skills and career?

Here at Well, we aim to build the best prescription experience in the UK. Sounds ambitious, right? But that’s okay, because we’ve got a fantastic team of talented, creative and forward-thinking people, that are key in helping us get there.

Main Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities as Accuracy Checking Technician will be assist the Pharmacist in managing the day to day running of dispensary by allocating work to Dispensing Technician and Dispensing Assistant’s to ensure the efficient and safe running of the dispensary, managing stock levels and be another expert for our customers to talk to, providing healthcare advice and services at the counter. You’ll also assist with sales and general store duties including product displays and cash transactions. As every day is different, you could find yourself getting involved with everything from acting as the first point of contact for customers, managing high volume dispensing transactions for local care homes to dealing with operational queries from GP surgeries.

The Ideal Candidate

As a Accuracy Checking Technician, you will be friendly and organised with a passion for providing excellent customer service. Building relationships with your customers is key and you’ll play an important part in meeting their unique healthcare needs.

You should also have Accuracy Checking Qualification and NVQ/QCF Level 3 equivalent qualification in Pharmacy Services and GPhC registration.

All successful applicants to this role are required to have an up to date DBS/PVG before their start dates. If you are not on the Automatic Update Service, we will apply for a DBS/PVG for you.

Well are proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a part time position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you

Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful

About The Company

For over 70 years, we’ve been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the second largest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team.

Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS.

The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life.

We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most.

We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring.