Job summary
Part Time Dispenser over 3 days (21 hours /week over Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays)
This is to start as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Dispensary Manager you will be within the dispensing team serving the patients of Collingham and Thorner.
Working as part of a busy, friendly dispensing team, you possess a natural ability to provide friendly and courteous customer service and have good communication skills.
About us
As an integral part of the team you will contribute to the consistent delivery of the highest quality of care to our patients. We are looking for 21 hours over 3 days. (Wednesday afternoon, Thursdays 9.30 to 6.30pm and Friday 9am to 6pm)
Qualifications and skills: you will have a minimum of one years experience working as a dispenser and hold an NVQ/SVQ 2 or 3, or equivalent qualification.
It is essential that applicants have a good standard of general education and possess excellent keyboard and IT skills.
Our dispensary team work over our two sites at Collingham Church View Surgery and our Thorner branch surgery. the successful candidate would be expected to be available for either site.
About us:- Collingham is a medium sized, friendly, Dispensing practice serving a population of 9800, patients and are looking for flexible and enthusiastic people to join our team.
We provide 22 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and NHS pension scheme - pro rata
Pay scheme Other Salary minimum £11.44 per hour but dependent on experience
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Job Responsibilities:-
To ensure that all medicines and appliances are dispensed and checked against the prescription following standard operation procedures. Whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item, or about the dose or labelling instructions to check with the authorising Doctor.
To collect all due prescription charges and ensure that the patient declaration on the reverse of the FP10 is duly filled in and signed by the patient. To ensure that all monies received or handled on behalf of the practice are appropriately stored and a record kept of all financial transactions.
To operate efficient stock control appropriate to the needs of the practice with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply for patients and minimising wastage through out of date stock.
To ensure that drugs are stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the accompanying instructions.
To take prompt action in response to any drug alert bulletins that may be received from time to time.
To ensure that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and to maintain a temperature control record/logbook.
To maintain full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions incorporating the use of computers when available and appropriate.
To communicate factual information to other staff and patients about medication.
To ensure adherence to dispensary standard operating procedures at all times.
To undertake any Medicines management tasks as requested by Dispensary Manager, Dispensary Manager or Pharmacist.
To assist in training and / or mentoring of dispensary staff as required by the dispensary manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Job Responsibilities:-
To ensure that all medicines and appliances are dispensed and checked against the prescription following standard operation procedures. Whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item, or about the dose or labelling instructions to check with the authorising Doctor.
To collect all due prescription charges and ensure that the patient declaration on the reverse of the FP10 is duly filled in and signed by the patient. To ensure that all monies received or handled on behalf of the practice are appropriately stored and a record kept of all financial transactions.
To operate efficient stock control appropriate to the needs of the practice with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply for patients and minimising wastage through out of date stock.
To ensure that drugs are stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the accompanying instructions.
To take prompt action in response to any drug alert bulletins that may be received from time to time.
To ensure that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and to maintain a temperature control record/logbook.
To maintain full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions incorporating the use of computers when available and appropriate.
To communicate factual information to other staff and patients about medication.
To ensure adherence to dispensary standard operating procedures at all times.
To undertake any Medicines management tasks as requested by Dispensary Manager, Dispensary Manager or Pharmacist.
To assist in training and / or mentoring of dispensary staff as required by the dispensary manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications and skills: you will have a minimum of one years experience working as a dispenser and hold an NVQ/SVQ 2 or 3, or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
- It is essential that applicants have a good standard of general education and possess excellent keyboard and IT skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications and skills: you will have a minimum of one years experience working as a dispenser and hold an NVQ/SVQ 2 or 3, or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
- It is essential that applicants have a good standard of general education and possess excellent keyboard and IT skills.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
