Pharmacy dispenser

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the City of London is looking for a Pharmacy Operative to support the running of their modern pharmacy. Responsibilities include dispensing medications, providing excellent customer service, and maintaining a clean operational environment. Experience in a pharmacy is essential. This role emphasizes attention to detail and patient care, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Pharmacy environment is required.
• Qualifications in related fields are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Check and put away orders.
• Undertake stock control and reordering.
• Dispense prescription medicines with accuracy.
• Maintain cleanliness in dispensary and consulting rooms.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Pharmacy operations

Education

Experience or qualifications from a Pharmacy environment

Job description

To ensure the effective and efficient running of the Pharmacy as directed by the Dispensary Manager and Superintendent Pharmacist.To provide excellent customer service to our customers, interacting and understanding their requirements, helpstock the counter and maintain cleanliness in all areas.

Main duties of the job

To check off and put away orders. To undertake regular control and reordering of stock. To keep shelves filled up with optimum amounts of stock as necessary. To keep items, in constant demand, packed and ready for labelling. To check delivery notes, invoices and records. To handle payments in an appropriate manner. To take in and give out prescriptions. To assist with over the counter sales. To deal with enquiries from customers both over the counter and over the telephone. To ensure that all work areas, stores, toilet, rest room, office and waiting area are kept in a clean andtidy state. To handle medicines strictly in accordance with NI Medicines Regulations. To observe confidentiality and to refrain from disclosing such information to a third party. To accept and abide by the Recognised Code of Practice operating in Pharmacies and all StandardOperating Procedures.

About us

Our business was built with a simple mission to be the champion for customers, helping them to enjoy a better quality of life and an easier way of living, fast paced environment, where colleagues are focused on delivering a gold standard of service and patient care.

Job responsibilities

• Supporting the operationof one of our new modern Pharmacies.
• Dispensingprescription medicines, ensuring attention to detail and accuracy are maintained at all times.
• Talking to customers and offering information in a confident, friendly and professional manner, providing our customers with a great service
• Offering appropriate information to customers on common ailments, symptoms and products
• Advisingcustomers on the range of Pharmacy services available
• Assessing the legal appropriateness of dispensed prescriptions
• Ensuringdispensary and consulting rooms are clean, tidy and free of clutter
• Ensuringall prescription administration is accurate and completed on time

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience or qualifications gained from working in a Pharmacy environment.

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.