Prescription Clerk/Dispensary Assistant

Job summary

Stanton Surgery are looking to recruit a prescription clerk/dispensary assistant on a full-time basis to join their busy team.

Hours will be as followed;

Monday 11-19.00

Tuesday 10-18.30

Wednesday 10-18.30

Thursday 10-18.30

Friday 10-18.30

The successful candidate will project a positive and friendly image to dispensary customers and other visitors, whilst dealing with queries in a professional, courteous and efficient way.

Main duties of the job

• Dispense prescriptions to the entitled population in accordance with practice policies and procedures, ensuring there are no discrepancies
• Process of all relevant prescriptions as authorised by GPs, prescribing nurses and outside agencies
• Deliver an efficient repeat prescription service
• Collate information from medication related queries and forward to the appropriate GP
• Support the dispensary supervisors in ensuring a high-level of service is delivered at all times
• Collection of prescription charges/checking patient exemption statements
• Cash handling and banking
• 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
• Ensure that drugs are received and stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the manufacturers instructions
• Ensure that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and maintaining the cold chain rule
• Provide patients with advice regarding all prescription matters

About us

We are a rural dispensing and training practice located in the village of Stanton, set in the beautiful Suffolk countryside close to Bury St Edmunds. We serve a stable population of approximately 5,200 patients.

We offer traditional general practice and we will be very supportive towards developing personal interests.

We have a team of three nurses, and work closely with our PCN colleagues who visit the surgery weekly, such as a social prescriber, mental health link worker, mental health practitioner and physiotherapist. We are part of Blackbourne PCN which consists of four rural practices. A diabetes specialist nurse also visits monthly and holds a clinic at the practice. We have a low home visiting rate shared with all doctors and UCPs.

We have modern purpose built premises, which have recently been extended and provide a bright and airy setting in which to work.

We are forward thinking, and always looking for new ways to do things to ensure we provide the best possible care for our patients. Recently we installed a dispensing robot with a 24-hour medication collection point.

We are rated GOOD across all areas by CQC.