About this role
Job summary
We have a great opportunity for the right candidate to join our Dispensary team. We are looking for someone with an NVQ 2 dispensing qualification, passion for primary care and the drive to support our clinical service. If you feel you are the right candidate for us we can provide you with excellent training and development opportunities.
Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants will be required to demonstrate their right to work in the UK at interview.
Please note that we will consider full time and part time for this position.
Main duties of the job
Ensure the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of medication to patients on a daily basis, while prioritising the dispensary workload effectively. Ensure that all medicines and appliances dispensed are checked against the prescription. Ensure that all monies received or handled on behalf of the practice are appropriately stored and banked, and a record kept of all financial transactions. Collect all due prescription charges and ensure that the patient declaration on the reverse of the FP10 is duly filled in and signed by the patient. Endorse all prescription forms as appropriate, collate and forward the forms in a secure manner to the NHS Prescription Services for processing and reimbursement Handle stock levels and ensure all drugs are stored in an appropriate manner. Contribute to joint projects and development work across the Dispensing sites within Lakeside as directed by the Dispensing Lead.
About us
LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.
Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare
Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.
Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.
Job description Job responsibilities
To ensure the provision of quick, efficient, and accurate dispensing of medications to the patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Good standard of education NVQ2 Dispensing Customer Service Skills
Desirable
Knowledge of using SystmOne (Clinical database)
Experience Essential
Experience of working as a Dispenser within a GP Surgery Experience of working in a busy & multi-functional team
Desirable
A minimum Of three years' experience in a customer facing environment Experience of handling confidential information and data
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 Lakeside Healthcare Group
Address Lakeside Healthcare
Ryhall Road
STAMFORD
Lincolnshire
PE9 1YA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lakesidehealthcaregroup.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)