Pharmacy Dispenser

Datchet Village Pharmacy is established for more than 90 years as a pharmacy business. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re proud to offer high standards of care to every single customer on a daily basis. This is what sets us apart from other community pharmacies in the local area. We are a busy pharmacy doing more than 6500 items a month at Datchet Village Pharmacy. We also provide a range of services including flu vaccinations, New Medicine Service, Discharge Medicine Service, Community Pharmacy Consultation Service (CPCS), GP CPCS, smoking cessation, supervised consumption service, and other enhanced services.

This is a great opportunity to develop your Pharmacy career and make a difference to the lives of our patients and customers.

Dispensers and Technicians are integral to the running of the Pharmacy. We are looking for someone who is a team player, and can take on the following responsibilities:

- Dispensing prescription medicines, ensuring attention to detail and accuracy are maintained at all times.
- Ordering medications from various suppliers in the most profitable way.
- Talking to customers and offering information in a confident, friendly, and professional manner, providing our customers with great service, making them want to visit our Pharmacy again.
- Offering appropriate information to customers on common ailments, symptoms, and products.
- Taking time to understand the customers’ needs, explaining the benefits of the products in a way they understand, and only selling products that are right for the customer.
- Advising customers on the range of Pharmacy services available.
- Supporting and delivering Pharmacy services and the dispensing process according to the Standard Operating Procedures.
- Assessing the legal appropriateness of dispensed prescriptions.
- Dealing with clinical and legal queries from Healthcare practitioners within the area of competence.
- Responding to customer queries in relation to prescription medicines, informing the Pharmacist of any complaints.
- Ensuring all dispensary routines and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.
- Ensuring dispensary and consulting rooms are clean, tidy, and free of clutter.
- Ensuring all prescription administration is accurate and completed on time.
- Carrying out all procedures accurately to protect profit and ensure we trade safely and legally.
- Carry out end-of-the-month paperwork and other tasks including audits, near misses, weekly CD balance checks, drug alerts, etc.
- Supporting the responsible pharmacist with the supervision and development of other members of the pharmacy team through coaching and feedback.
- Maintaining a personal development record with the GPhC.
- Keeping up to date with legal and professional developments in pharmacy.
- Maintaining annual registration with GPhC.

You will need
- A pharmacy technician qualification or NVQ 2 qualification
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
- Proof of completion of a recognised training course for Pharmacy Technician or pharmacy dispenser
- Proof of completing your annual Continuing Professional Development requirements if pharmacy registered technician.

Hours of Work and holidays:

- Monday to Friday 9 to 6 pm and some Saturdays 9 to 1 when needed.
- 4 weeks holiday in addition to 8 bank holidays

Salary
- £22,880 to £26000 based on experience.

**Salary**: £23,920.00-£26,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Slough, SL3 9JH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)