Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant

**DISPENSARY ASSISTANT**

**PLEASE APPLY DIRECT AND COLLECT AN APPLICATION FORM FROM THE PHARMACY**

**ABOUT THE JOB**

Pharmacies provide a friendly and helpful service to enable our customers to obtain their prescriptions speedily and efficiently. As a dispensary assistant, you will prepare**, **dispense and supply medicine to the public under the supervision of a pharmacist.

There are a number of assistants working together within the Pharmacy able to offer information and advice to help our customers find the correct item to suit their requirements.

**Primary responsibilities**
- To select, label and dispense correct items in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure safe supply to patients;
- To dispense controlled drugs in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure legal compliance;
- To ensure at the point of sale, the safe and correct supply of dispensed items to patients;
- To identify problems in administration of medicines such as medicine interactions and other physical factors that may affect patient compliance;
- To create and update patient medication records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality;
- To assist with stock control and inventory procedures to maximise availability and minimise waste;
- To ensure the safe and appropriate storage of medicines;
- To assist with the preparation of monitored dosage and cassette box systems to benefit patients on multiple medication regimes;
- To maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of pharmacy issues for the purposes of continuing professional development;
- To support pharmacy colleagues and mentor others through the timely completion of training courses;
- To work as part of a team and actively demonstrate a willingness to support and achieve the overall business objectives.
- To provide, once trained, blood pressure monitoring, smoking cessation, diabetes testing, health checks, and other healthcare services (which may include Covid related services).

**NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS**

**Qualifications**
- Good general education
- Numerate & literate
- Administrative skills, which are necessary for record keeping
- Strong communication and excellent customer service skills;
- IT literate

**Aptitude**
- Ability to work under mínimal supervision
- Gives attention to detail
- Methodical approach to work a methodical and accurate approach to practical tasks
- Trustworthy and understanding of confidentiality issues
- Commitment to continuing professional development and training;
- Ability to work effectively to deadlines
- Professional, tactful and friendly attitude;
- A high level of concentration

**Disposition**
- Able to work as part of a team
- Good sense of responsibility
- A polite and helpful manner

**Motivation**
- Enthusiastic
- Belief in the job
- Self-motivated
- Excellent team working skills;
**Circumstances**
- Able to work flexible hours
- Reliable
- Good attendance record

**ENTRY**
There are no minimum qualifications although it would be useful to have GCSE or equivalent qualifications in English, mathematics and science.

**TRAINING**
Training is on-the-job via internal training courses and correspondence courses covering the specialist training required for selling medicines over the counter and dispensing medicines.

Further training opportunities are available to NVQ level 3 for assistants once they have proven their ability and enthusiasm.
Training is completed under a sponsorship agreement.

**SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON OUR CURRENT VACANCY**:
**LOCATION**:
Shadforth Pharmacy, 80 High Street, Ingatestone, Essex. CM4 9DW.

01277 352125

**HOURS**:
Monday 09:30 to 18:00

Tuesday 09:30 to 18:00

Wednesday 09:00 to 18:00 ( 3 in 4)

Thursday 09:00 to 18:00

Friday 09:30 to 18:00

Saturday 09:00 to 16:00 (1 in 4)

Lunch Break: One Hour weekdays - 30 mins Saturday.

Total number of hours per week: 38.125 average week

Annual leave: 4 weeks plus bank holidays pro rata

**PLEASE APPLY DIRECT AND COLLECT AN APPLICATION FORM FROM THE PHARMACY**

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

Pay: £11.58-£13.33 per hour

Expected hours: 38.13 per week

**Benefits**:

- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift

Application question(s):

- Do you have the legal right to work in the UK?

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 03/07/2024
Reference ID: 39.6.24 D