Dispenser

4 weeks ago


Barnstaple, United Kingdom Litchdon Medical Centre Full time

Litchdon Medical Centre is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated qualified dispenser to join the dispensary team in our busy GP surgery. The role is to dispense and deal with patients dispensing queries and give support to the clinical team regarding medication. You will need to have a dispensing qualification and customer service experience and have good communication skills as you will be expected to deal with patients, staff members and outside organisations e.g other pharmacies. You will need to be flexible to cover the varied aspects of the role and cover colleagues as required. Working pattern of 18 hours per week over 2 days. Working Thursdays and Fridays from 8.30am - 6.00pm.

Salary between £10.50 - £11.18 depending on experience and qualifications.

Closing date on 15/02/23 with interviews on the 01/03/23. If you have not heard back by the 23/02/23 you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Full job description below:

- **JOB TITLE: Dispenser**

**RESPONSIBLE TO: Dispensary Manager**

**ACCOUNTABLE TO: The Practice Manager**

**OVERALL PURPOSE: Providing a good service to those dispensing patients registered with the surgery.**

**SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST**:

- Dispensary qualification
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
- Computer literacy skills.
- The ability to work under pressure.
- An ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense to respond to patients’ enquiries and requests.
- Excellent communication and telephone skills.
- Commitment to high standard of patient care.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Liaison with external agencies and patients.
- Dispense medicines to patients.
- On request supply medical/surgical sundries, lotions and drugs to maintain treatment and consulting rooms.
- To meet targets set by performance appraisal at annual review.
- Compliance with practice health and safety requirements.
- Dispensary stock control.
- Accurate recording in the Controlled Drugs Register.
- Attending departmental meetings.
- Other duties as required by the line manager.

**OBJECTIVES**:

- Project positive & friendly image to patients & other visitors, either in person or via the telephone.
- To complete duties with the guidelines of Dispensary Managers.
- To provide excellent service to customers.
- Establish strong and positive working relationship with other dispensary team members and the other departments at Litchdon Medical Centre.
- Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information in accordance with Practice procedures.

**Confidentiality**:

- Adhere to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR May 2018).
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

**Health & Safety**:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified

**Equality and Diversity**:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

**Personal/Professional Development**:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to i


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