Job summary
We are looking for a dispenser to join our friendly dispensary team. This role is for around 30 hours per week.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic with a keen eye for attention to detail, will be team player but capable of prioritising work loads effectively.
Main duties of the job
- To accurately and efficiently process all relevant prescriptions as authorised by GPs and prescribing nurses where appropriate in accordance with the principles of good practice.
- To assist the Dispensary Manager in ensuring effective financial control of the dispensary.
About us
Asplands Medical Centre is a busy
practice in Woburn Sands on the outskirts of Milton Keynes. We look after
approximately 12000 patients, of which approximately a third are dispensing
patients at the practice.
Asplands Medical Centre has a
branch surgery at Woburn.
We have a wide range of clinical
skills including nurse prescribers, paramedic prescribers, advanced
physiotherapy practitioners, and nurses trained in managing long term
conditions.
We are a training practice
working and so frequently have trainee GPs and medical students at our
practice.
The practice is part of the Ascent
PCN.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Dispensing repeat prescription requests received by telephone calls, by e-mail, and those delivered to the surgery
- 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
- Updating patients repeat screens as per clinical letter received or on doctors instructions
- Dispensing private prescriptions and recording of them
- Checking colleagues dispensing
- Ensuring the dispensary area remains clean and tidy
- Maintaining complete and accurate records for controlled drugs
Prescriptions
- Handing out prescriptions and collecting charges when appropriate
- Collecting private charges for private prescriptions, vaccines and holiday prophylactic medication etc as necessary
- Sorting, stamping and endorsing prescriptions
- Ensuring back of prescriptions are completed
- Generating prescriptions
Stock Control
- Ordering appropriate quantities of goods via the wholesalers computer link
- Checking goods as and when they are delivered
- Returning incorrect goods to the wholesalers
- Stocking shelves, refrigerators and other storage areas using rotation method
- To operate 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.
- To ensure that drugs are stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the accompanying instructions.
- Removing out of date stock from the shelves, refrigerators and other storage areas
- Disposal of returned or expired medicines
Other
- Opening and closing the dispensary
- Adding of completed online questionnaires to records
- Processing hospital discharge paperwork
- To answer telephone calls & passing on messages as appropriate
- Dealing with problems & enquiries
- Inputting information onto computer
- To work flexibly within the team & to provide cover as necessary
- 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 a record kept of all financial transactions
- To endorse all prescription forms as appropriate, collate and forward the forms in a secure manner to NHSBSA for processing and reimbursement. The forms should be bundled in accordance with current NHSBSA guidelines and include any necessary accompanying paperwork such as the FP34D
- To promptly forward all invoices and dispensary related correspondence to the dispensary manager and finance office according to practice policy.
- 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 computers when available and appropriate.
- To undertake any necessary work as may be required and appropriate to maintain a high standard and efficient dispensing service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Dispensing repeat prescription requests received by telephone calls, by e-mail, and those delivered to the surgery
- 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
- Updating patients repeat screens as per clinical letter received or on doctors instructions
- Dispensing private prescriptions and recording of them
- Checking colleagues dispensing
- Ensuring the dispensary area remains clean and tidy
- Maintaining complete and accurate records for controlled drugs
Prescriptions
- Handing out prescriptions and collecting charges when appropriate
- Collecting private charges for private prescriptions, vaccines and holiday prophylactic medication etc as necessary
- Sorting, stamping and endorsing prescriptions
- Ensuring back of prescriptions are completed
- Generating prescriptions
Stock Control
- Ordering appropriate quantities of goods via the wholesalers computer link
- Checking goods as and when they are delivered
- Returning incorrect goods to the wholesalers
- Stocking shelves, refrigerators and other storage areas using rotation method
- To operate 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.
- To ensure that drugs are stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the accompanying instructions.
- Removing out of date stock from the shelves, refrigerators and other storage areas
- Disposal of returned or expired medicines
Other
- Opening and closing the dispensary
- Adding of completed online questionnaires to records
- Processing hospital discharge paperwork
- To answer telephone calls & passing on messages as appropriate
- Dealing with problems & enquiries
- Inputting information onto computer
- To work flexibly within the team & to provide cover as necessary
- 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 a record kept of all financial transactions
- To endorse all prescription forms as appropriate, collate and forward the forms in a secure manner to NHSBSA for processing and reimbursement. The forms should be bundled in accordance with current NHSBSA guidelines and include any necessary accompanying paperwork such as the FP34D
- To promptly forward all invoices and dispensary related correspondence to the dispensary manager and finance office according to practice policy.
- 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 computers when available and appropriate.
- To undertake any necessary work as may be required and appropriate to maintain a high standard and efficient dispensing service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or above in dispensing services
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a dispensary is essential for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or above in dispensing services
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a dispensary is essential for this role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
