Part Time Dispenser

Kimbolton Medical Centre; Kimbolton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A rural GP practice in Kimbolton is seeking a part-time qualified dispenser to join their team. The role involves processing prescriptions, ensuring accuracy, maintaining hygiene, and managing patient confidentiality. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic, reliable, and careful, with strong administrative skills. Experience in SystmOne is beneficial but not essential. Join a dedicated team focused on high-quality patient care in an engaging work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven administrative skills essential.
• Experience with SystmOne advantageous but not required.

Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions as authorized by GPs.
• Ensure all medicines dispensed are checked correctly.
• Maintain accurate records of dispensing transactions.

Skills

Administrative skills

Attention to detail

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Anexciting opportunity has arisen for a part time qualified dispenser in a busyGP surgery dispensary.

Main duties of the job

Weare looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and motivated team player who hasproven administrative skills and attention to detail. Experience of SystmOne would be advantageous but not essential.

About us

We are a rural GP practice in the picturesquevillage of Kimbolton, we have a practice population of around 7,200.

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

To process allrelevant prescriptions as authorised by GPs and prescribing nurses whereappropriate, in accordance with the principles of good practice.

Job responsibilities:

Toensure that all medicines and appliances dispensed are checked against theprescription and whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item,or about the dose or labelling instructions to check with the authorising doctoror duty doctor.

Tocollect all due prescription charges and ensure that the patient declaration onthe reverse of the FP10 is duly filled in and signed by the patient.

Toensure that all monies received or handled on behalf of the practice areappropriately stored and banked, and a record kept of all financialtransactions.

Toendorse all prescription forms as appropriate, collate and forward the forms ina secure manner to the NHS Prescription Services for processing andreimbursement. The forms should be bundled in accordance with current PSguidelines and include any necessary accompanying paperwork such as the FP34Dand invoices as required by the PS.

Topromptly forward all invoices and dispensary related correspondence to the practicemanager or dispensary manager according to practice policy.

Tonotify the authorising doctor of any FP10 returns/feedback from the PS so thatany appropriate remedial action may be taken.

Tooperate efficient stock control appropriate to the needs of the practice, with theobjective of ensuring continuity of supply for patients and minimising wastagethrough out of date stock.

Toensure that drugs are stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with theaccompanying instructions.

Toensure that shelves and all work surfaces are regularly cleaned to maintain ahigh level of hygiene within the dispensary and that all dispensary equipmentis kept clean and is in good working order.

Totake prompt action in response to any drug alert bulletins that may be receivedfrom time to time.

Toensure that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and tomaintain a temperature control record/logbook.

Tomaintain full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions,incorporating the use of computers when available and appropriate.

To undertake any necessary work as may be required andappropriate to maintain a high standard and efficient dispensing service.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patientsentrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relationto their health and other matters.They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staffwill respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined inthis job description, the post-holder may have access to confidentialinformation relating to patients and their carers, practice staff andother healthcare workers. They mayalso have access to information relating to the practice as a businessorganisation. All such information from any source is to be regardedas strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice mayonly be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practicepolicies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection ofpersonal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

Thepost-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and managementof their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined inthe practice Health & Safety Policy, the practice Health & SafetyManual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to Practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infectioncontrol and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professionalrequirements, and good practice guidelines
• Correct use of Personal Protective Equipment(PPE)
• Use and monitoring of the correct use ofStandard Operating Procedures for cleaning and infection control
• Responsible for correct hand hygiene of selfand others
• Ownership of infection control and clinicallybased patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols withinthe team
• Active observation of current workingpractices across the team in relation to infection control, cleanlinessand related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed andweaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues asappropriate
• Identifying the risks involved in workactivities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages thoserisks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of othersacross the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipmentin relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of handcleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinicalworking environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharps procedures,including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection controlprocedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safeway, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action whereneeded or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correctinghealth and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately whenrecognised
• Keeping own work areas and general / patientareas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks inrelation to other work areas within the business, and assumingresponsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanlinessacross the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sectormanagers
• Undertaking periodic infection controltraining (minimum twice annually)
• Routine management of own team / team areas,and maintenance of work space standards
• Waste management ,including collection,handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
• Spillage control procedures, management andtraining
• Decontamination control procedures,management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments

Equality and diversity:

Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights,interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures andpolicies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients,carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual,is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings prioritiesand rights.

The post-holder will participate in any trainingprogramme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such trainingto include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review,including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personaland/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning andperformance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who areundertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain qualitywithin the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions,either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on ownand team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhancethe teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meetpatients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effectivecommunication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communicationand respond accordingly

Contribution tothe implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standardsand guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

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.