Dispenser

Thirsk Doctors Surgery

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Job summary

Are you dedicated and enjoy working as part of a team, then we have the role for you.

You will work in a team environment preparing and dispensing medication to patients alongside general administrative duties.

Main duties of the job

What you will do:

  • Project a positive and friendly image to dispensary patients and other visitors and deal with queries in a professional, courteous and efficient way.

  • Assist in the preparation, dispensing and handing out prescriptions and assist with stock control, ordering and re-stocking of the dispensary.

  • Provide quick, efficient and accurate dispensing of medication to the patients and to assist in ensuring effective financial control of the dispensary.

  • Process all relevant prescriptions as authorised by GPs and prescribing nurses in accordance with the principles of good practice.Skills and qualifications we're looking for:

  • Minimum of NVQ2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills.

  • Dispensing Experience, diligence anddedication.

About us

We are a friendly organised practice who work closely together, tocare for ourpatients, doctors and members of our team.

  • Practice population: 7150, a third of these we dispense to.

  • 6 Partners and Employ 26 permanent staff plus bank staff.

  • Holiday entitlement 5 weeks + 2 days, plus bank hols (pro-rata, in hours)

  • NHS Pension Scheme

  • Uniform provided (after initial probationary period)

  • Practice Policy that if youre registered as a patient here that you move to another surgery.

Date posted

02 March 2020

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A0933-20-4354

Job locations

Thirsk Doctors Surgery

Chapel Street

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 1LG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Practice Dispenser required for a busy GP practice, providing care to 7150 patients in and around the North Yorkshire market town of Thirsk.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and conscientious team player to join our friendly team providing dispensing services within the practice. 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.

The successful candidate will need to have a good level of general education and be qualified to at least NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent, as well as being computer literate. A knowledge of the clinical system EMIS Web would be an advantage, although not essential as full training will be given.

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 08:00 and 18:30 Monday to Friday. The post is for 20-37.5 hours per week, plus holiday and sickness cover.

For more information about the practice and the services we provide, please visit our website at thirskdoctorssurgery.co.uk.

For further details or to arrange an informal visit please contact Claire Dalby, Dispensary Manager on 01845 440462.

Closing date: 15th March 2020

Interviews 24th / 25th March 2020

Job description

Job responsibilities

Practice Dispenser required for a busy GP practice, providing care to 7150 patients in and around the North Yorkshire market town of Thirsk.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and conscientious team player to join our friendly team providing dispensing services within the practice. 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.

The successful candidate will need to have a good level of general education and be qualified to at least NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent, as well as being computer literate. A knowledge of the clinical system EMIS Web would be an advantage, although not essential as full training will be given.

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 08:00 and 18:30 Monday to Friday. The post is for 20-37.5 hours per week, plus holiday and sickness cover.

For more information about the practice and the services we provide, please visit our website at thirskdoctorssurgery.co.uk.

For further details or to arrange an informal visit please contact Claire Dalby, Dispensary Manager on 01845 440462.

Closing date: 15th March 2020

Interviews 24th / 25th March 2020

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Min 3 GCSE passes grade A-C
  • Min NVQ level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Qualified to NVQ level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of dispensing

Desirable

  • Experience of dispensing in general practice
  • Knowledge of EmisWeb
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Min 3 GCSE passes grade A-C
  • Min NVQ level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Qualified to NVQ level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of dispensing

Desirable

  • Experience of dispensing in general practice
  • Knowledge of EmisWeb

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Thirsk Doctors Surgery

Address

Thirsk Doctors Surgery

Chapel Street

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 1LG


Employer's website

https://www.thirskdoctorssurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Thirsk Doctors Surgery

Address

Thirsk Doctors Surgery

Chapel Street

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 1LG


Employer's website

https://www.thirskdoctorssurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Dispensary Manager

Claire Dalby

claire.dalby@nhs.net

01845440462

Date posted

02 March 2020

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A0933-20-4354

Job locations

Thirsk Doctors Surgery

Chapel Street

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 1LG


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