Pharmacy Dispenser | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a TCP dispenser to work in both inpatient and outpatient dispensaries. This role is crucial for providing high-quality service to patients. Candidates must have experience in busy environments and a commitment to patient care. Responsibilities include dispensing medications under supervision, ensuring compliance with pharmacy procedures, and providing excellent customer service. Training will be provided to enhance skills and knowledge, ensuring effective operation within a structured team.

Qualifications

• Must have experience of working in a busy dispensing environment.
• Ability to accurately dispense and check legal requirements.
• Willingness to undertake training as needed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure excellent patient care and customer service at all times.
• Accurately log prescriptions onto the tracking system.
• Dispense medications under supervision while ensuring compliance with SOPs.

Skills

Experience in busy dispensing environments

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

As a TCP dispenser you will be working in both the inpatient dispensary and the new outpatient dispensary. Our dispenser team is a vital component for delivering a high quality service to patients and Trust colleagues. The applicant must have experience of working in a busy dispensing environment. The complex medicines prescribed and treatment regimes seen as routine within the hospital are very different from those encountered in a community pharmacy, but all new dispensers follow a structured six month induction programme, supported by a mentor and nominated pharmacist. When completed the dispenser will be confident in the operation of automated dispensing robots, the compilation of complex treatment therapies for inpatients and outpatients, assembly of discharge prescriptions, stock supply to wards and peripheral clinics.

Responsibilities

• Ensure excellent patient care and customer service is provided at all times.
• Ensure waiting times for customers are kept within agreed Key Performance Indicators.
• Work as a team player with all colleagues within the pharmacy. Share knowledge and skills, be flexible and willing to help colleagues.
• Receive and check prescriptions directly from patients and carers.
• Accurately log the prescription onto the prescription tracking system.
• Accurately dispense under the supervision of the Responsible Pharmacist at the time, checking that all legal requirements are met.
• Be compliant, and act within the pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures, clinical guidance and training provided.
• Record dispensing interventions on Trust systems in a timely manner.
• Record dispensing incidents and ‘near miss’ incidents according to procedural policy.
• Take responsibility to ensure the area you are working in is safe.
• As the company develops you may be required to undertake training in order to upskill.

About us

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust manages the Christie Hospital which is one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe. The Christie treats 40,000 patients per year, delivering 30,000 chemotherapy treatments and was rated as ‘excellent’ by the CQC in 2018.

The Christie Pharmacy Ltd (TCP), created December 2017, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trust and provides pharmacy services to outpatients, inpatients and over fifteen peripheral clinics.

Additional information

• Take personal responsibility to understand the Trust and TCP policies.
• Assist with the training of other colleagues within the team.
• Receive and check prescriptions directly from patients and carers.
• Accurately log the prescription onto the prescription tracking system.
• Accurately dispense under the supervision of the Responsible Pharmacist at the time, checking that all legal requirements are met.
• Be compliant, and act within the pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures, clinical guidance and training provided.
• Record dispensing interventions on Trust systems in a timely manner.
• Record dispensing incidents and ‘near miss’ incidents according to procedural policy.
• Take responsibility to ensure the area you are working in is safe.
• As the company develops you may be required to undertake training in order to upskill.

This advert closes on Saturday 20 Sep 2025