Dispensary Assistant

Job summary

Hedingham Medical Centre are pleased to be seeking two dispensary assistants for our growing rural practice in Essex on a part-time basis. The roles will be for the following days and hours:

Shift pattern 1: Mondays and Tuesdays 0830 -1730 (1 hr break) and Wednesdays 0830 -1300.

Shift pattern 2: Wednesdays 1400 -1730 and Thursdays and Fridays 0830 -1730 (1 hr break).

Main duties will include:

• Greeting patients at counter as first point of contact.
• Handing out dispensed medication with relevant advice as given by a doctor or dispenser.
• Ensuring declarations of exemption are correctly completed by person collecting and evidence checked.
• Collecting dispensing charges at counter.
• Completing monthly spreadsheet for paid prescriptions.
• Be familiar with pre-payment forms, NHS receipts (FP57), Medical exemption forms, HC1 forms etc and know when to use them.
• Answering calls and managing requests.

Main duties of the job

• Greeting patients at counter as first point of contact.
• Handing out dispensed medication with relevant advice as given by a doctor or dispenser.
• Ensuring declarations of exemption are correctly completed by person collecting and evidence checked.
• Collecting dispensing charges at counter.
• Completing monthly spreadsheet for paid prescriptions.
• Be familiar with pre-payment forms, NHS receipts (FP57), Medical exemption forms, HC1 forms etc and know when to use them.
• Answering calls and managing requests.

About us

Situated in the picturesque villages of Castle and Sible Hedingham, we are a semi-rural dispensing practice committed to providing high-quality, patient-focused care to our population of 9,350. Our team is enthusiastic and motivated, striving for continuous improvement and compassionate service. We are rated Good by the CQC and dispense to 55% of our patients over our two active sites in the Hedinghams.