Company Name
Long Stratton Medical Partnership | Swan Lane Surgery
All Locations
Long Stratton
Advertising Salary
£12.81p.h. rising to £13.19p.h. following successful completion of probabtion period
Function
Pharmacy Support
Careers Site Advertising End Date
06 Oct 2026
Vacancy ID
30007

About the Role

Long Stratton Medical Partnership is looking to welcome qualified dispensers to join our friendly team on a part-time basis, working 30 hours a week with the shift pattern to be discussed at interview. These roles are offered on a permanent basis.
 
The main responsibilities of the role include:
  • Processing all relevant prescriptions and repeat prescriptions, as authorised by GPs and prescribing nurses, where appropriate, in accordance with the good practice principles of the Dispensing Services Quality Scheme;
  • Ensuring 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;
  • Collecting all due prescription charges and ensuring that the patient declaration on the reverse of the FP10 is duly filled in and signed by the patient;
  • Processing dosette boxes;
  • Managing the ordering of stock and stock control;
  • Preparation of monthly returns to the Prescription Pricing Bureau;
  • Monitoring patients’ exemption statuses;
  • Sorting and disposing of unwanted/returned medication;
  • Any other duties to assist in the smooth day to day running of the dispensary and surgery, as directed by the either the dispensary manager or practice manager.

About the Candidate

All applicants must be a qualified dispenser, with NVQ Level 2 - this is essential.
 
You will also have the following skills and experience:
  • Previous experience in a medical setting;
  • SystmOne experience is desirable;
  • Excellent listening skills, interpersonal and telephone skills;
  • Ability to prioritise and work under pressure;
  • Friendly and approachable;
  • Adaptable, versatile and flexible;
  • The commitment to continue to learn new skills and develop your career;
  • The confidence to work as part of a busy GP multi-disciplinary practice team and using your own initiative in decision making;
  • The ability to be adaptable and flexible in your approach;
  • Excellent patient facing inter-personal communication skills;
  • Willingness to provide extra cover when required.

About Us

At Long Stratton Medical Partnership, we take pride in being a focused, close-knit team. We offer a supportive, positive culture which is well-lead, and provide regular supervision and training for all staff.
 
Long Stratton is a small town in south Norfolk, 10 miles from the historic city of Norwich.  We have 11,500 patients on our list, a CQC rating of ‘Good’ and operate from both our main site and a branch site in Newton Flotman.  We are also a dispensing practice with a dispensing list of around 5,500 patients.  We use SystmOne, and run cloud-based telephony which links seamlessly with the clinical system and provides excellent functionality.
 
We have completed our surgery expansion work with a new wing being added to include 7 clinical rooms. The reason for the expansion is that Long Stratton is being bypassed, 2,000 new homes are planned and therefore potentially 5,000-6,000 new patients will be joining us.
 
Our practice has 5 partner GPs, leading an MDT of 4 permanent salaried GPs, an emergency care practitioner, 2 clinical pharmacists, a team of registered nurses & 4 HCAs plus superb teams in reception, administration, and dispensary, along with the surgery management team.
 
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including 5 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays), the NHS pension scheme, and an Employer Assistance Programme for the employee and family members. We also offer free on-site car parking, team building and social activities and access to NHS discounts.
 
We are innovative, forward-thinking and embrace change.  If you are interested in joining us, then we would be very pleased to hear from you and welcome your application.  Please contact Alison Bridgeman if you would like any further information.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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