Pharmacy Assistant

1 month ago


Stafford, United Kingdom Unitemps Full time

An exciting opportunity has become available. My Client are looking for a flexible and enthusiastic part-time Pharmacy Dispenser to join their friendly Practice Team in Eccleshall.

This role is offered on a Fixed Term Maternity Cover (9-12 Months)

Excellent communication skills and dispensing experience are essential together with the ability to build good relationships with both patients and colleagues.

The position involves the full range of dispensing duties including: dispensing medications, processing repeat prescription requests, face to face contact with patients, providing an efficient service to the GPs and other staff

A good sense of humour and flexibility to cover for holidays and sickness are essential, as is the ability to multi-task while staying organised.

The dispensary is currently staffed between the hours of 08:30am and 18:30pm Monday to Friday.

**Hours: 23.5 per week (over 3 days)**
- Monday 8.30 - 4.30
- Tuesday 9.00 - 5.00
- Wednesday 9.30 - 6.30

Total 23.5 hours

**Duties and responsibilities**
- Issuing stock items and prepared prescriptions.
- Dispensing acute, repeat and private prescriptions
- Ensuring 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.
- Collecting all due prescription charges and ensure that the patient declaration on the reverse of the FP10 is duly filled in and signed by the patient.
- Ensuring that all monies received or handled on behalf of the practice are appropriately stored and banked, and a record kept of all financial transactions.
- Maintaining full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions.
- Operating efficient stock control appropriate to the needs of the practice, with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply for patients and minimising wastage through out of date stock.
- Ensuring that drugs are received and stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the accompanying instructions.
- Ensuring that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and assist in maintaining the temperature control record/logbook.
- Ensuring that shelves and all work surfaces are regularly cleaned to maintain a high level of hygiene within the dispensary and that all dispensary equipment is kept clean and is in good working order.
- Taking prompt action in response to any drug alert bulletins that may be received from time to time.
- Maintain the appropriate controlled drugs records with reference to the SOP
- Carry out stock control checks including those required for controlled drugs
- Assist in the collation of the documentation for submission to the PPA to ensure that the deadlines for submission are met.
- Assist in the receipt of medication from the wholesaler
- To ensure that patients are received assisted and directed appropriately in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way.
- Provide general assistance to the practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone.

**About you**
- Qualifications:_
- Min 3 GCSE passes grade A-C
- Min NVQ level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)
- Experience:_
- Dispensing
- Dealing with the public/patients
- Cash handling
- Knowledge/Skills_
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent keyboard and computer skills
- Including the use of Microsoft Office software
- Qualities/Attributes_
- Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
- Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
- Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
- Pleasant and articulate
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work in a changing environment

**Other**
- Flexibility
- Enthusiasm
- Sense of humour

**Job Types**: Part-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 23.5 per week

**Salary**: £11.00-£11.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Day shift

Application question(s):

- Do you have Qualifications related to this role in Pharmacy / Dispensing?

**Experience**:

- Pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/04/2023
Reference ID: 215557007(2)


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