Pharmacy Dispenser

An excellent opportunity to work as part of our dedicated and hardworking pharmacy team.

We are looking for an experienced Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant (or technician) to provide a friendly, caring and professional service to our customers. This is a responsible position that requires concentration and a good eye for detail as accuracy is important. You must be able to work and communicate as part of a team in a busy fast paced environment be able to prioritise a varied workload and effectively multi-task.

**Duties and responsibilities will include**:

- Label, dispense and endorse prescriptions in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure safe supply to patients in an efficient and accurate manner.
- Ensure the safe supply and appropriate storage of medicines.
- Ordering enough medication and stock in line with company procedures to meet customer demand and date/usage checking to maximise availability and minimise waste.
- Create and update patient medication records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality.
- Assist where necessary with the preparation of monitored dosage systems to benefit patients on multiple medication regimes.
- Check endorsements and patient declarations on prescriptions and file correctly to ensure maximum payments are received with mínimal losses.
- Process invoices and paperwork in a timely manner following company procedures.
- Undertake all necessary housekeeping duties so that dispensary and back shop areas are kept clean and tidy.
- Work as part of a team and actively demonstrate a willingness to support and achieve the overall business objectives.
- Participate in the delivery of any additional services (stop smoking advice, blood pressure testing etc) for which you will have received adequate training
- Follow till processes including sales of over the counter medication, pharmacy merchandise and collecting necessary charges
- Follow the sale of medicines protocol and use the 2WHAM questioning technique provide advice to patients on the use of medicines as well as general health and lifestyle matters.
- Receive and hand out prescriptions under the supervision of the Responsible Pharmacist.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Schedule:

- Monday, Tuesday, Friday 1-6.30pm
- Saturday 9am-2pm 1 in 4 weeks

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

**Salary**: £10.75-£11.50 per hour

Expected hours: 17.75 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- Pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person