Pharmacy Dispenser

To project a positive and friendly image to all patients and other visitors and deal with queries in a professional, courteous and efficient way.

The post holder will assist in dispensing for each patient as well as a rotation in the preparation, dispensing and sale of prescriptions and ove
r-the-counter medicines/appliances and assist with stock control, ordering and re-stocking of the pharmacy.

• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients' health and wellbeing
• Helping to raise awareness of health and wellbeing and how it can be promoted
• Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and wellbeing
• Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines
• Counselling patients regarding their medicines

• Participate in continuing education as identified whether personally or by the Pharmacy to maintain a high level of professional knowledge and skills.
• Promote the continuing professional development of yourself and other nurses and healthcare assistants, facilitating a learning culture within the team.
• Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.
• Provide medicines information and training to healthcare professionals and admin staff.
• Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practices' teams and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks).
• Issuing stock items and prepared prescriptions.
• Checking dispensary items prior to issue.
• Filing prepared prescriptions.
• Collection of prescription charges/checking patient exemption statements.
• Processing and bundling prescriptions for the prescription pricing authority.
• Operation of efficient stock control appropriate to the needs of the dispensary with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply for patients and minimising wastage.
• Date and rotation of stock.
• Placing and checking stock orders.
• Ensure that drugs are received and stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions.
• Ensuring that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and maintaining the temperature control record/logbook.
• Cleaning work surfaces and shelving on a regular basis and ensuring that all Pharmacy equipment is kept clean and in good working order and maintaining full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions.
• Undertaking other reasonable duties within the framework of the post as directed by the Manager or other team members

• No

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Onsite parking