Pharmacy Dispenser - Great Yarmouth Extra

Tesco PLC; Great Yarmouth; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in Great Yarmouth is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to provide excellent service while dispensing medicines. The role involves supporting pharmacy operations and ensuring customer satisfaction. Applicants should possess strong technical and communication skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of approximately £37,264 per year and includes various training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Desire to train and develop into the Pharmacy field.
• Ability to handle clinical and legal queries.

Responsibilities

• Support operation of one of our new modern Pharmacies.
• Dispense prescription medicines with attention to detail.
• Provide information confidently to customers.
• Maintain clean and organized dispensary.

Skills

Customer focus

Technical skills in dispensing

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Discover what it’s like to work in a fast paced environment, where colleagues are focused on delivering a gold standard of service and patient care. There’s a lot more to it than dispensing medicines. Every day you’ll have the opportunity to make things better for customers in all sorts of ways, such as helping customers with their new medicines, providing vaccinations, reviewing customers® use of their medicines, and checking blood pressure or testing for blood glucose levels. It’s very much about supporting our communities, by making the best healthcare choices available and convenient for local people. Working alongside experienced Pharmacists and managers, you will receive local management and leadership support in whichever store you are based. Our management team comes from a variety of backgrounds so there is always a chance to learn. We are looking for talented and driven Pharmacy professionals who can deliver the highest quality healthcare service to our customers and in return we’ll provide a supportive team, detailed industry training and a varied working environment where no two days are the same.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the operation of one of our new modern Pharmacies.
• Applying technical skills and strong customer focus to accurately dispense medication for our customers.
• Dispensing prescription medicines, ensuring attention to detail and accuracy at all times.
• Talking to customers and offering information in a confident, friendly and professional manner, providing a great service that encourages repeat visits.
• Offering appropriate information to customers on common ailments, symptoms and products.
• Understanding customers’ needs, explaining product benefits clearly and selling only suitable products.
• Advising customers on the range of Pharmacy services available.
• Supporting and delivering Pharmacy services and dispensing processes according to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assessing the legal appropriateness of dispensed prescriptions.
• Handling clinical and legal queries from Healthcare practitioners within area of competence.
• Responding to customer queries about prescription medicines and informing the Pharmacist of any complaints.
• Ensuring all dispensary routines and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.
• Maintaining clean, tidy and clutter‑free dispensary and consulting rooms.
• Ensuring all prescription administration is accurate and completed on time.
• Bringing promotional activities and company initiatives to life within the team.
• Carrying out all procedures accurately to protect profit, trade safely and legally.
• Completing corporate and departmental training.
• Keeping up to date with legal and professional developments in pharmacy.

About the Position

Pharmacy Assistants are integral to the running of our Pharmacies. We are looking for a team player who can take on these responsibilities and has a desire to train and develop into the Pharmacy field.

Salary & Benefits

£37,264 per year (estimated). Full time New. Minimum 16 guaranteed hours per week; options to work fewer than 16 hours (minimum 12). Our Pharmacy Dispenser rate of pay starts from £12.87 an hour; increases to £14.08 for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.