Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant

Morrisons; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK supermarket is seeking a Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant to provide friendly service, dispense medications, and support sales. The ideal candidate will have relevant training and experience, and be committed to customer care. This position offers flexible shifts, a competitive benefits package, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Fully flexible shift patterns

Six weeks holiday

15% discount in supermarkets

Career progression opportunities

Healthcare/Well-being benefits

Qualifications

• Experience as a Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant.
• Comfortable working shifts and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patients receive a friendly and attentive service.
• Support OTC sales and stock replenishment.
• Label and dispense Prescription Only Medicines.

Skills

Completed approved Pharmacy Assistant training course

Completed approved Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant course

Care and compassion for customers

Ability to use own initiative

Education

NPA Interact

NPA DAC - 1 year course

Job description

We aim to be Britain's favourite in-store pharmacy, famous for service and our 'can-do' approach. That means we're offering more and more career opportunities at all levels, growing people, training and supporting them, and making a very serious investment in their success.

Overview

Here at Morrisons our Dispensing Assistants are responsible for:

• Making sure patients receive a friendly, confidential and attentive service
• Supporting (and helping control) Over The Counter (OTC) sales and stock replenishment
• Labeling and dispensing of Prescription Only Medicines (POMs)
• The safe hand out of prescriptions in line with pharmacy procedures
• Helping resolve surgery queries
• Reporting dispensing errors and near misses
• Delivering a range of Pharmacy Services
• Supporting the Pharmacy Team and Manager with the delivery of agreed KPIs

Are you an experienced Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant looking to work for an organisation that is passionate about making people feel better inside and out?

Do you have a naturally helpful and friendly style, enjoy meeting new people and going above and beyond for customers? You’ll be the kind of person who has:

• Completed an approved Pharmacy Assistant training course (e.g. NPA Interact)
• Completed an approved Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant course (e.g. NPA DAC - 1 year course)
• Shows care and compassion for customers and is always helpful
• Enthusiasm and commitment to deliver pharmacy services and KPIs
• Ability to use own initiative to help resolution of customer queries
• Comfortable working shifts and weekends where required

At Morrisons Pharmacy we take a holistic approach to healthy living. It's natural for us. With our focus on the freshness and goodness of our food, our in-store pharmacies are a logical step to helping customers look after themselves inside and out. With over 100 in-store pharmacies nationwide and 11 million customers visiting us every week, we're helping to make Britain healthier. We love providing our customers with a great shopping experience they won't find anywhere else. We are one of the UK's largest supermarkets, we provide great value for money and good quality fresh food and groceries to over 11 million customers every week. Our focus on freshness makes us stand out as we prepare more fresh food in-store than any other supermarket.

We've lots of opportunities for you to play your part. So, whether you want to make the freshest food or serve our customers, we'd love to meet you... We're Foodmakers and Shopkeepers and together, we make Morrisons. What we make, makes us who we are

In return for your hard work we will offer you

• Fully flexible shift patterns
• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a Friend or Family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised in store cafe or shop floor ranges
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

We want to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed in their role and career with us. It's one of our main ambitions here at Morrisons, so this could just be the start of your Morrisons journey.