Job summary
Vida Healthcare
is currently looking for a reliable and hard-working person to provide
additional support to the dispensary and prescribing team. This position will be based predominantly at Carole Brown Health Centre (however multi-site working is expected).
Our patients
demand the highest standards of care and if you are conscientious with a strong
team-working ethic, with the ability to achieve targets during lone working
then this could be the ideal role for you.
You will be responsible for providing a high-quality
service to all of our patients, carry out the issue of repeat medication, serve
patients at the prescribing desk, help to achieve prescribing targets within
the team and ensure patient data is accurate. In addition, you will be offering
an excellent standard of support to all clinical and practice staff, ensuring
good quality service delivery, confidentiality with patient satisfaction a
priority.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will 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 and dispensing of prescriptions and assist
with stock control, ordering and re-stocking of the dispensary.
Assist to maintain the high standards in the Prescribing Team of which
the role is part of. This will include some prescribing sessions regularly or
when deemed necessary.
See attached job description.
About us
Vida
Healthcare is one of Norfolks largest and most successful General Practices,
working with colleagues in the NHS to provide the best possible patient care.
Our practice has experienced impressive growth over recent years, by creating a
work environment that encourages talented individuals to thrive and make a
difference.
Committed to Equal
Opportunity.
Q: What makes Vida
Healthcare an award winning organisation?
A: The highly motivated
people who work here and their enthusiasm for what we do and stand for.
To ensure that we
remain at the forefront of health care, we recruit individuals whose passion,
drive, integrity, initiative and customer orientation shines through. If you are interested in joining a forward thinking, passionate and
professional organisation, then we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Issuing stock items and prepared prescriptions
Collection of prescription charges/checking patient
exemption statements
Operation of efficient stock control appropriate to
the needs of the dispensary with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply
for patients and minimising wastage
Putting away drug orders while maintaining stock
rotation and checking invoices accurately and marking appropriately.
Ensuring that drugs are received and stored in an
appropriate manner in accordance with the manufacturers instructions
Ensuring that refrigerated items are stored at the
appropriate temperature and maintaining the temperature control record/logbook
Cleaning work surfaces and shelving on a regular basis
and ensuring that that all dispensary equipment is kept clean and kept in good
working order.
Maintaining full and accurate records of all
dispensing transactions.
Undertaking other reasonable duties within the
framework of the post as directed by the Dispensary Manager.
Dispensing and checking repeat prescriptions and
prescriptions from surgeries under the supervision of another dispenser.
Taking orders for repeats and dealing with queries
from district nurses and support staff.
Using the computer to keep records up to date and keep
data clean.
Checking with GPs or in patient records if concerned
about the appropriateness of requests for medication.
Dealing with queries from patients regarding their
prescriptions.
Ordering drugs from the
wholesalers.
Ordering where necessary from manufacturers.
Handling controlled drugs (and keeping register).
Handling prescription money and operating/balancing
the till.
Assisting when required to meet targets in relation to
dispensing doctors schemes
Helping to achieve practice prescribing targets.
Assisting in stock checks
Providing cover for annual leave/sickness throughout
the team over the different sites.
Any other duties deemed appropriate by the Dispensary
Manager.
Please see the full JD attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
Issuing stock items and prepared prescriptions
Collection of prescription charges/checking patient
exemption statements
Operation of efficient stock control appropriate to
the needs of the dispensary with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply
for patients and minimising wastage
Putting away drug orders while maintaining stock
rotation and checking invoices accurately and marking appropriately.
Ensuring that drugs are received and stored in an
appropriate manner in accordance with the manufacturers instructions
Ensuring that refrigerated items are stored at the
appropriate temperature and maintaining the temperature control record/logbook
Cleaning work surfaces and shelving on a regular basis
and ensuring that that all dispensary equipment is kept clean and kept in good
working order.
Maintaining full and accurate records of all
dispensing transactions.
Undertaking other reasonable duties within the
framework of the post as directed by the Dispensary Manager.
Dispensing and checking repeat prescriptions and
prescriptions from surgeries under the supervision of another dispenser.
Taking orders for repeats and dealing with queries
from district nurses and support staff.
Using the computer to keep records up to date and keep
data clean.
Checking with GPs or in patient records if concerned
about the appropriateness of requests for medication.
Dealing with queries from patients regarding their
prescriptions.
Ordering drugs from the
wholesalers.
Ordering where necessary from manufacturers.
Handling controlled drugs (and keeping register).
Handling prescription money and operating/balancing
the till.
Assisting when required to meet targets in relation to
dispensing doctors schemes
Helping to achieve practice prescribing targets.
Assisting in stock checks
Providing cover for annual leave/sickness throughout
the team over the different sites.
Any other duties deemed appropriate by the Dispensary
Manager.
Please see the full JD attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Qualifications
- Good standard of general education (essential)
- Two GCSEs (Or equivalent preferably Science/ Maths and English)
- NVQ 2 or NVQ 3 in dispensing (or similar level of dispensing/ pharmacy technician level qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Qualifications
- Good standard of general education (essential)
- Two GCSEs (Or equivalent preferably Science/ Maths and English)
- NVQ 2 or NVQ 3 in dispensing (or similar level of dispensing/ pharmacy technician level qualification
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.
