Dispenser

**Bodowen Surgery, Holywell, Flintshire, North Wales**

**DISPENSER**

**Part time hours - 24 hours / Permanent**

**We are looking to recruit an experienced Dispenser for our busy surgery dispensary in Holywell.**

**Applicants must have NVQ Level 2 Accredited Dispensary qualifications.**

**Applicants must be flexible to cover for sickness or holidays as required.**

Bodowen Surgery is a semi-rural dispensing practice on the North Wales coast within easy reach of Chester, Manchester, Liverpool and Snowdonia.

We have over 8,000 patients and are committed to providing quality care, supported by a highly skilled and organised nursing and administrative team.

**Responsibilities**:
**Dispensing**

Dispensing acute prescriptions

Not to dispense medicines to unauthorised persons, without the doctors consent

Dispensing repeat prescription requests

To ensure that all medicines and appliances dispensed are checked against the prescription and whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item, or about the dose or labelling instructions to check with the authorising doctor or duty doctor/dispensary manager

Updating patients repeat screens on Doctors instructions

Dispensing private prescriptions

Checking colleagues dispensing

Ensuring the Dispensary area remains clean and tidy

Maintaining complete and accurate records for controlled drugs

**Prescriptions**

Handing out prescriptions

Taking prescription repeats

Collecting private charges

Sorting and endorsing prescriptions

Generating prescriptions

**Person Specification**

**Qualifications**

Level 2 S/NVQ Pharmacy Services / Qualification in Dispensing

**Essential**
- Demonstrable experience of working in a dispensary
- Good IT Skills

**Desirable**
- Experience of EMIS Web clinical system
- Experience of Microsoft Office software

**Knowledge/Skills and Attributes**

**Essential**
- Numeracy skills
- Excellent keyboard and computer skills
- Excellent communication (oral and written) and inter personal skills
- Good time management
- Problem solving
- Able to manage change
- Able to manage conflict

**Desirable**
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
- Able to work under pressure
- Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise own workload
- Able to work in a changing environment

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**

Applications should be made in writing with a covering letter and current CV.

For more information and/or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Mrs Nora Taylor Pharmacist or Sian Thomas, Deputy Practice Manager at Bodowen Surgery, Halkyn Road, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 7GA

Telephone 01352 710529

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Expected hours: 24 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: In person