Primary Care Careers

Dispensing Technician

The closing date is 11 September 2025

Job summary

Blandford Medical Centre is a busy dispensing practice looking to recruit a dispenser within our team of 5.

Due to increased workload we are recruiting for a part time staff member for 20 hours per week, working on the following days:

Monday - 5 hours (flexible)

Tuesday and Friday 9am-6pm

Main duties of the job

  • Dealing with telephone queries from patients, care homes and pharmacies
  • Actioning prescription requests and issuing prescriptions
  • Dispensing medication
  • Actioning discharge summaries and changing medications
  • Ordering medication and stock control
  • Ensure patients medication needs are met

About us

The doctors and staff at Blandford Medical Centre are proud to offer the highest standard of patient care to our list of 17,500 patients. Our dedicated team are here to treat minor ailments as well as providing specialist management of long-term conditions and clinics covering a wide range of healthcare issues. We are a SystmOne practice.

Details

Date posted

11 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.61 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28842-1

Job locations

Aspen House

Stephenson Road

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9QR


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working within a similar environment, processing prescriptions, dispensing and stock control.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Friendly and confident manner
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working within a similar environment, processing prescriptions, dispensing and stock control.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Friendly and confident manner

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Aspen House

Stephenson Road

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9QR


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Aspen House

Stephenson Road

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9QR


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Blandford Medical Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

11 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.61 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28842-1

Job locations

Aspen House

Stephenson Road

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9QR


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