Primary Care Careers

Dispenser - maternity contract

The closing date is 21 November 2025

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Job summary

Botesdale Health Centre in Diss are looking for a professional, highly effective dispenser to join our friendly practice team to cover maternity leave. The post is offered on a part-time basis for 22.5 hours per week working the following hours:

Monday and Friday - 8.30am to 6pm

Thursday -13.30pm to 7pm

You will need to be able to cover holiday and sickness when required. If you are an experienced dispenser looking for an exciting new role, then we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • Processing repeat prescription requests
  • Dealing with enquires either face to face, or over the phone
  • Assembling and dispensing medication
  • Ordering stock
  • Handing out prescriptions
  • Ensuring payments are taken and processed for prescriptions / forms are completed correctly

About us

We are a rural GMS 10,100 patient surgery with 4 partners, 5 salaried GPs and a fantastic clinical and practice team with an on-site dispensary. We are located in a modern, recently extended surgery with community nurses located on site as well as an X-ray suite and glorious surrounding countryside.

Details

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.60 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29146

Job locations

Botesdale

Diss

Norfolk

IP22 1DW


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Good attention to detail.
  • First class communication skills both in writing and orally.
  • Competent IT skills and experience of dispensing systems would be an advantage.
  • Passion for the role, effectively work under pressure in a fast-paced environment both independently and as part of a team.
  • Possess an eye for detail and absolute accuracy.
  • Confidentiality is paramount, therefore having a professional manner is essential and the successful candidate will be required to sign and abide by our confidentiality agreement.

Qualifications

Essential

  • You will be an NVQ2 qualified dispenser or equivalent.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Good attention to detail.
  • First class communication skills both in writing and orally.
  • Competent IT skills and experience of dispensing systems would be an advantage.
  • Passion for the role, effectively work under pressure in a fast-paced environment both independently and as part of a team.
  • Possess an eye for detail and absolute accuracy.
  • Confidentiality is paramount, therefore having a professional manner is essential and the successful candidate will be required to sign and abide by our confidentiality agreement.

Qualifications

Essential

  • You will be an NVQ2 qualified dispenser or equivalent.

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

Botesdale

Diss

Norfolk

IP22 1DW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Botesdale

Diss

Norfolk

IP22 1DW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Botesdale Health Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.60 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29146

Job locations

Botesdale

Diss

Norfolk

IP22 1DW


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