Location
Stock
Department
Stock Surgery
Advertising Salary
TBC
Function
Pharmacy Support
Careers Site Advertising End Date
15 May 2024
About the Role
Stock Surgery is looking to welcome a qualified dispenser into our busy dispensing practice for 15 to 20 hours per week.  The successful candidate will play a full and active role as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team.  
 
The main responsibilities of the role include:
  • Process all relevant prescriptions and repeat prescriptions as authorised by GP's and prescribing nurses where appropriate, in accordance with the good practice principles of the Dispensing Services Quality Scheme;
  • 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;
  • 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;
  • Process Hospital Letters;
  • Process Dossett Boxes;
  • Manage ordering stock and stock control;
  • Preparation of monthly returns to the Prescription Pricing Bureau;
  • Answer and deal with dispensary phone enquiries;
  • Monitor patients’ exemption status;
  • Sort and dispose 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
If you are an experienced dispenser looking for an exciting new role, then we'd love to hear from you. You will have the following skills and experience:
  • You will have at least a Diploma Level 2/3 Dispensary or equivalent Pharmacy Services qualification;
  • Previous dispensary and pharmacy experience;
  • Excellent clinical and medication knowledge;
  • Understanding and experience of working as a dispenser in GP practice setting;
  • The commitment to continue to learn new clinical 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.
  • System 1 knowledge would be preferable.
About Us

Stock Surgery is a small friendly village dispensing practice, we look after 4600 patients.  For further information please email [email protected]

 

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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