Dispenser

NHS; Stalham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Stalham is seeking a qualified dispenser to join their dynamic team. The role, available on a full-time or part-time basis, involves processing prescriptions, managing stock, and ensuring high-quality patient care. Applicants should have at least a year of dispensary experience and relevant qualifications. The practice emphasizes a collaborative team environment and offers attractive benefits including a generous annual leave policy.

Benefits

Ill health benefits

Health service discounts

Minimum 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• At least 1 years dispensary experience.
• Understanding and experience of working as a dispenser in GP practice setting.
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible.

Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions and repeat prescriptions.
• Manage ordering stock and stock control.
• Answer phone enquiries in dispensary.

Skills

Excellent clinical and medication knowledge

Interpersonal communication skills

Ability to work in a team

Commitment to learning

Education

Diploma Level 2/3 Dispensary or equivalent

Job description

Stalham Staithe Surgery is looking to welcome a qualified dispenser into our busy practice, who will play a full and active role as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team. This role is offered on a full time basis (37 hours) or part time (to be discussed).

If you are an experienced dispenser looking for an exciting new role, then we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Process all relevant prescriptions and repeat prescriptions as authorised by GPs and prescribing nurses where appropriate, in accordance with the good practice principles of the Dispensing Services Quality Scheme;
• Ensure that all medicines and appliances dispensed are checked against the prescription and whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item, or about the dose or labelling instructions, to check with the authorising doctor or duty doctor;
• Collect all due prescription charges and ensure that the patient declaration on the reverse of the FP10 is duly filled in and signed by the patient;
• Process hospital letters;
• Manage ordering stock and stock control;
• Answer and deal withdispensary phone enquiries;
• Sort and dispose of unwanted/returned medication;
• Any other duties to assist in the smooth day to day running of the dispensary and surgery as directed by the either the dispensary manager or practice manager.

About us

Staithe Surgery looks after approximately 7,300 patients and comprises of six GPs and two Nurse Practitioners. We are a friendly rural training, research accredited and dispensing practice that benefits from highly skilled nursing staff and an efficient admin and dispensing team. We pride ourselves on offering a high standard of care and are a high QOF achieving practice with successful CQC inspections.

Additional benefits:

• Ill health benefits
• Health service discounts via 3rd party websites such as Blue light Card
• Annual Leave: minimum 33 days FTE, with enhancements for long service

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do nothesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Experience

• At least 1 years dispensary experience;
• Excellent clinical and medication knowledge;
• Understanding and experience of working as a dispenser in GP practice setting;
• The commitment to continue to learn new clinical skills and develop your career;
• The confidence to work as part of a busy GP multi-disciplinary practice team and using your own initiative in decision making;
• The ability to be adaptable and flexible in your approach;
• Excellent patient facing inter-personal communication skills.

Qualifications

• At least a Diploma Level 2/3 Dispensary or equivalent Pharmacy Services qualification;

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.