Dispenser

Job summary

We are recruiting a part-time experienced Dispenser to join our friendly GP dispensing team for 25+ hours per week.

It is important for us to find the right person to fit in with our friendly team who cover dispensary - Monday to Fridays to Flexibility with hours would be beneficial. We offer free parking, paid lunch break and no weekend working.

Pay will be £ per hour.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the dispensary team you will be involved in allareas of the dispensary including dispensing, record keeping, stock control, adheringto standard operating procedures and dispensing dossett boxes. The idealcandidate will have an NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Assistant or an equivalentdispensing qualification

About us

We are a friendly rural dispensing practice with a main modern purpose-builtsurgery at Milborne Port Surgery and smaller branch surgery at Templecombe.

Website:

We dispense from both sites and consider ourselves an innovative GPtraining practice. The dispensary team includes a dispensary lead and 5dispensers. The team benefits from support from an in-house pharmacist andpharmacy technician as well as the local PCN pharmacy team.

We are extremely proud of our patient feedback related to the service weprovide as a surgery a recent example

Milborne Port Surgery and the people who runit and work there are an advert for everything the NHS should be. They alsodemand and get the support they want from some impressive people in localhospitals and treatment centres. The whole is a classy act. One or two otherparts should follow their example. We are very lucky to have them

Please submit a CV and a covering letterexplaining why you are interested in this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

To process all relevant prescriptions as authorised by GPs and prescribing nurses where appropriate in accordance with the principles of good practice.

Job Responsibilities :

To ensure 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.

Taking repeat prescription requests, checking that they are correct and allowable patient is not overusing, medication review is not overdue, that they are authorised by a GP.

To collect 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.

To ensure that all monies received or handled on behalf of the Practice are appropriately stored and for the Practice Manager to maintain a record of all financial transactions.

To promptly forward all invoices/statements and dispensary related correspondence to the Practice Manager according to Practice policy.

To notify the authorising doctor/designated dispenser of any FP10 returns/feedback from the PPA so that any appropriate remedial action may be taken.

To assist in 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.

When orders arrive from wholesaler checking that they have been correctly despatched as ordered, have arrived undamaged and in the correct quantities.

To ensure that drugs are stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the accompanying instructions.

To ensure 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 kept in good working order.

To take prompt action in response to any drug alert bulletins that may be received from time to time.

To ensure that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and to maintain a temperature control record/logbook.

To maintain full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions incorporating the use of computer software such as EMIS Web as appropriate.

Monitoring supplies of printed labels, bags and other dispensing consumables and re-ordering as necessary.

Reporting any concerns regarding computer, security, premises, Health and Safety issues and risks, patients to the Practice Manager.

Liaise closely with the relating second site under the Milborne Port Surgery Partnership.

Understanding the need to work and communicate well with follow dispensers as a team.

Maintain an up to date knowledge on Legislative Acts that are in force and associated with dispensing.

To maintain a high standard and efficient dispensing service.

Assist in the compliance with Dispensing Services Quality Scheme

To carry out other duties that may reasonably be required by the doctors or Practice Manager.

To engage in the introduction of new system developments as required.

To attend training courses as appropriate to the dispensing department.

To carry out dispensing duties at the branch site as required possibly on a regular basis.

Attendance at, and input to, partners meetings as appropriate

Liaise with the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) pharmaceutical advisor

To be instrumental in the organisation, development whilst assisting in the preparation and dispensing of Dossette packs/MDS packs

To be able to work under pressure, in a changing environment, using owing initiative whilst being self-motivated, and have the ability to organise and prioritise own workload.

Flexibility of working hours/ ability to work at desired times.

Other:

This job description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and will be reviewed periodically in conjunction with the post holder. The post holder is requires to carry out any duties that may reasonably be requested by the partners or the practice manager. Some of the above duties will be delegated.

Confidentiality:

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 Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Experience in dispensing Ability to work as a team Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

Experience in customer care or patient facing role Basic IT knowledge

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE in Maths and English NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Assistant or equivalent dispensing qualification

---