Dispenser

Victoria Surgery is looking to welcome a qualified dispenser into our busy practice, working part time or full time on a 6 week rota, who will play a full and active role as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team.

If you are an experienced dispenser looking for an exciting new role, then we'd love to hear from you.

• Dispensing medicines and collecting prescription charges.
• Maintaining stock levels within the dispensary, liaising with the dispensing manager to facilitate reordering.
• Receiving and storing supplies, ensuring the cold chain is maintained where applicable.
• Ensuring controlled drugs are dispensed in accordance with practice policy.
• Safely disposing of returned and/or out of date medicines.
• Ensuring all repeat prescriptions are processed within a 72-hour timeframe.
• Providing patients with advice regarding all prescription matters.
• Processing prescription requests via email, phone, face-to-face and online.
• Always maintaining a clean and safe working environment.

Victoria Surgery is a well-established and friendly practice in the centre of Bury St Edmunds, caring for a patient population of approximately 11,000.

Our practice team consists of 9 list holding GPs and a dedicated clinical, management, administration and dispensary team, who recognise the importance of a good work-life balance.

We are part of the Bury St Edmunds Primary Care Network and the successful candidate will work alongside a team including paramedics, social prescriber, health and wellbeing coach, care coordinators and a pharmacy technician.

We place great value on our staff and offer:

• A comprehensive induction and training period of 6 months.
• Membership of the NHS pension scheme with 20% employer contribution.
• Minimum of 33 days annual leave with enhancements for long service after 5 years.
• Blue Light Card for NHS discounts at various outlets.
• Staff room with tea/coffee and snacks provided.

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

• Previous dispensary and pharmacy experience, ideally in primary care.
• Excellent clinical and medication knowledge.
• 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.
• Sensitive and empathetic.
• Ability to work under pressure.

• At least a Diploma Level 2/3 Dispensary or equivalent Pharmacy Services qualification;

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.