Pharmacy Dispenser

PHARMACY DISPENSER

Are you considering taking your Pharmacy Dispensing Qualification to the next level?

We would like to present you with the opportunity to develop your pharmacy career and make a difference in the lives of our communities, in addition to working for the UK’s fastest growing group of community pharmacies.

We are Avicenna and We are here to make Pharmacy Better

At Avicenna we actively make pharmacy better by having a lasting impact on the lives of our community, providing only the best care creates a more positive Impact on our patients lives, We grow our reach to help more and we are being smarter in safety and innovation.

Better for our People

Better for our Patients

Better for our Planet

What do our Values mean?

We believe pharmacy can be better for all of our people, weather that be in store, buying group or support. We also are making Avicenna a better place to work for our partners.

We are making pharmacy better for our planet by creating a sustainable business and take responsibility for our impact on the planet. We measure our customers happiness, and we are always looking for new ways to improve the quality of our stores and service we provide to the local communities.

Better pharmacy starts with our people.

Your New Role with Avicenna:
You will ensure customer needs are met in a timely and efficient manner to enhance the success of the pharmacy by providing an excellent customer service Key responsibilities will be:

- Dispense items into compliance aids or monitored dosage systems, when appropriate.
- Check that receipt of prescriptions at the medicines counter has been correctly performed and verify stock availability on acceptance of prescription.
- To provide excellent levels of customer service to all customer to ensure customer needs and requirements are met/exceeded.
- To support the other services as requires by the pharmacy and identify opportunities for the Pharmacist Manager, Pharmacist, Relief Pharmacist or Locum
- To clinically check all prescriptions to avoid possible drug interaction. When interaction is identified, make the RP aware so that the prescriber is contacted
- To ensure CD scripts are dispensed legally and the bag label indicates the last day by which the script can be handed to the patient

As part of your career development, the next position you could train towards would be a Accuracy Checking Dispenser Course This would take around 3-12 months to complete.

Perks at Work:
We know how important it is to reward the great work you do. So, we have a range of excellent benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit the individuals needs Including:
Competitive base salary

Clear progression structure

Further accredited training

Discounts platform: for online leading retailers.

Pension Contributions: In partnership with the people’s pension.

Generous Annual Leave allowance: 21 Days Annual leave plus Bank holidays.

Cycle To Work Scheme: New bike or equipment funding supported by Avicenna.

Colleague Pharmacy Discount: A Colleague discount on goods from any Avicenna pharmacy.

Employee assistance programme: including a 24/7 Confidential helpline, Legal information, Counselling support and Online Wellbeing Portal.

Refer a Colleague Scheme: We recognise that you may have some excellent connections that you could bring into our organisation, which is why we reward successful referrals with up to £1,000.

My Avicenna: You will have access to a range of Platforms that put your health and wellbeing at the forefront, the Move, Munch, Money, and Mind. Offering you a selection of the best exercise videos, tasty recipe inspiration and expert guides, tips, and tools to help you manage your money better.

Why join Avicenna?

We are the UK’s fastest growing group of community pharmacies and the country’s largest buying group, with over 139 pharmacies and over 1200 independent members, so what that means is that now is a great time to join and develop with Avicenna as we are expanding and as a growing Company you will also be able to develop your career with a wide variety of opportunities available.

Grow your career with us

Our people are one of the most vital parts of our organisation so if you have the right attitude, excellent communication skills, commitment, and a passion for working in your local community we’ll support you to train and qualify.

We would love to meet someone with:
It isn’t just about experience or knowledge; we are looking for people with a genuine passion for customer service and who will be ambassadors for healthcare in our pharmacies.
- Dispensing NVQ Level 2 Qualification
- Experience working in retail or Customer focused background.
- A Caring and Confident manner when serving and advising patients.
- Excellent attention to detail

Join us on our mission to make Pharmacy better.