About this role
Job summary
Job description
As a valued member of our dispensary team, you will help ensure that our patients get the best possible service every time they visit our surgeries. Through your passion to deliver a great healthcare service, you will play an important role in your local community.
This is an enjoyable and highly responsible role for candidates with excellent attention to detail, the ability to work quickly and accurately at all times and the ability to build rapport with both colleagues and patients.
NVQ level 2 or equivalent in dispensing is desirable but full training can be given
Job Types: Part-time, Full time or job share depending on number of applicants.
Permanent
Benefits:
Company pension On-site parking Sick paySchedule:
Monday to Friday
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the jobYour main responsibility will be to assist with the day to day running of the dispensary to maintain excellent service to patients, which will be an invaluable contribution to the practices.
About us
Company description
We are a small rural practice in a lovely village with a branch practice near the coast. We are a hard-working and close knit team and often all pull together to help each other out at busy times.
Job description Job responsibilities
Dispenser, Job Description
MAIN PURPOSE:
To prepare and dispense medicines accurately, safely and promptly under the Doctors overall supervision.
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Dispensary Manager & Practice Manager.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (in no particular order or priority)
1. Dispensing
2. Stock Control
3. Security
4. Docking
5. Other Duties
6. Special Requirements of the Post
Dispensing
1. To Dispense to patients, with the aid of the computer, medicines as required by the Doctors in the Practice.
2. Not to dispense medicines to unauthorised persons without the Doctors consent.
3. To dispense and record Private Prescriptions with their payments.
4. To receive, record and dispense Repeat medicine requests. (Note: With regard to patients whose prescription review date has passed, a small quantity only of medicine should be issued, sufficient to sustain them until a review by their Doctor can be made).
5. To ensure that the Register of Controlled Drugs (CDs) is kept totally up-to-date at all times (i.e. all receipts and issues to be recorded and checked with a Doctor).
6. To ensure that batch numbers are recorded for all generic drugs dispensed by the Practice.
7. To collect NHS Prescription Charges, when appropriate, and maintain a record of patients who owe money.
8. To liaise, with the Doctors regarding requests from patients for medicines not on Repeat Prescription.
9. To print Prescriptions for items used by District Nurses and order items required by them.
10. To deal with Dispensary related patient enquiries when necessary.
11. To prepare drugs for distribution to outlying areas.
12. Monitor effectiveness of the system and report any problems or variations required to the Dispensary Manager & Practice Manager.
13. Be aware of the Government Policy regarding prescription charges and exemptions. That practice staff who sign for patients will be held liable for exemptions claimed unlawfully.
14. Dispense and check Venalinks as and when needed.
Stock Control
1. To maintain adequate stock control with the aid of the computer.
2. To utilise stock in date order to minimise wastage caused by time-expired items.
3. To check drugs delivered each day against invoices, to enter onto computer.
Security
1. To ensure that the appropriate security measures for the safeguarding of Controlled Drugs are in place when working in the Dispensary.
2. To ensure that the appropriate security measures are maintained of both the dispensary and medical storeroom whilst on duty. That any breaches of security are brought to the Dispensary Manager and Practice Managers attention ASAP.
Other Duties
To ensure the cleanliness of the Dispensary and equipment at all times.
To carry out the checking and accounting of prescriptions each month for submission to the Prescribing Pricing Authority.
When on late shift. At the end of the evening surgery, to count Till money and ensure that the Drug Cupboard is locked.
Special Requirements of the Post
An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
An ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge to respond to patients enquiries and requests.
Excellent Communication skills.
Ability to self motivate, organise and prioritise own workload.
Person Specification
Qualifications Desirable
NVQ level 2 in dispensing (or equivalent) is desirable but full training will be given
Employer details Employer name Great Massingham and Docking Surgeries Partnership
Address Station Road
Great Massingham
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE32 2JQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.massingham-dockingsurgeries.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)