Job summary
We are seeing an experienced Dispenser to join our Practice team. Applicants should be qualified Dispensers with excellent organisational, computer and people skills as well as having an excellent understanding of confidentiality.
Weekly working hours will be 0800-1700 hours (with a one hour, unpaid lunch break) every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
All dispensary staff are required to work a Saturday morning, 0800-1200 hours on a rota basis (normally 1:4).
Interviews will take place on Thursday 12 February 2026.
Main duties of the job
The work will involve routine duties relating to prescriptions and other work as appropriate and relevant within the Practice dispensary.
About us
Pocklington
Group Practice is a friendly, pro-active General Practice located in a
purpose-built, state of the art healthcare facility, set in the picturesque and
growing Yorkshire market town of Pocklington, East Yorkshire. We are a dispensing, training, teaching and
paperlite EMIS Web practice serving circa 19,000 patients and dispensing directly to approximately 6,800.
As a member of the Practice team, you would benefit from:
- annual leave of 5 weeks (plus bank holidays) pro-rata plus one day for your birthday
- sick pay scheme
- NHS pension scheme
- Simply Health benefit scheme after one year's service
- kitchen and staff rest room for breaks - free beverages of tea, coffee provided
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Dispenser job description for this position is attached to this advertisement as a separate document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Dispenser job description for this position is attached to this advertisement as a separate document.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- Forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Dispenser (NVQ Level 2)
- GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths at Grade C (4) or above
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Clinical system user skills
- Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
Desirable
- Capable of managing payments (invoices, cash, etc)
- Ability to effectively manage stock including ordering, rotation, disposal, etc
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a dispensary
- Experience working with the general public/patients
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Broad knowledge of general practice
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- Forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Dispenser (NVQ Level 2)
- GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths at Grade C (4) or above
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Clinical system user skills
- Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
Desirable
- Capable of managing payments (invoices, cash, etc)
- Ability to effectively manage stock including ordering, rotation, disposal, etc
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a dispensary
- Experience working with the general public/patients
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Broad knowledge of general practice
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.
