DISPENSER

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Dispenser to join our friendly established Dispensing Team here at Godolphin Health on either a part time or full time basis. The role will be dual sited within our Praze and Connor Downs GP practices.

The post-holder will be a Teamplayer and project a positive and friendly image to Dispensary patients and other visitors. Dealing with queries in a professional, courteous and efficient way.

The role requires the postholder to have a full clean driving licence.

• Dispensing acute prescriptions.
• Dispensing repeat prescriptions requests received by e-mail & Godolphin Health website.
• Updating patients repeat screens on Doctors instructions.
• Dispensing private prescriptions.
• Ensuring the Dispensary area remains clean & tidy.

• Handing out prescriptions & collecting charges when appropriate.
• Liaising with medication delivery service.
• Taking prescription repeats in person within the practice dispensary.
• Generating prescriptions.
• Completing backs of prescriptions accurately.
• Sorting & endorsing prescriptions.
• Processing & bundling prescriptions for the Prescription Pricing Authority.

• Ordering appropriate quantities of goods via the wholesalers computer link.
• Checking goods as & when they are delivered on a daily basis.
• Being responsible for the receipt and recording of controlled drugs.
• Returning incorrect goods to the wholesalers.
• Stocking shelves, refrigerators & other storage areas using rotation method.
• Removing out of date stock from the shelves, refrigerators & other storage areas.
• Disposal of returned unused medicines.

• Undertake Dispensary Review of Medicines with patients.
• Participate in ongoing & ad hoc audits.
• Provide cover to the other Surgery at last minute notice.

We are a training practice and look after a list of 8850 patients over two sites, dispensing to 65% of them. The 3 partners are supported by a growing fantastic multidisciplinary team comprising 4 salaried GPs, 1 nurse practitioner, 2 practice nurses, a HCA and a phlebotomist. In addition, we have our GP trainees. Through our North Kerrier Primary Care Network, we have a physician associate, a share of three mental health practitioners, a first contact physiotherapist, carehome paramedic and a share of a pharmacist and three pharmacy technicians.

We are all a friendly and supportive bunch.

The additional benefits of working here is that we only normally work weekdays, unless we have specialist vaccination clinics which are held on a Saturday morning. Supporting these clinics is on a voluntary basis.

We offer free parking, uniform and are part of the Cycle to Work Scheme.

Job Description:

JOB TITLE:

DISPENSER

REPORTS TO:

Dispensary Manager / Practice Manager

HOURS:

24hrs - 37.5hrs

TERMS:

PERMANENT CONTRACT

LOCATION:

Praze Surgery & Connor Downs Surgery. Both our Surgeries are within 5 or 10 mins drive of the A30.

Job Summary:

The post-holder will be a Team player and project a positive and friendly image to dispensary patients and other visitors. Dealing with queries in a professional, courteous and efficient way. Assisting in the preparation and dispensing of prescriptions and assist with stock control, ordering and re-stocking of the dispensary.

The role requires the postholder to have a full clean driving licence.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Dispensing

• Dispensing acute prescriptions.
• Dispensing repeat prescriptions requests received by e-mail and Godolphin Health website.
• Updating patients repeat screens on Doctors instructions.

Dispensing private prescriptions.

Dosette box packaging and checking Dosette boxes.

• Ensuring the Dispensary area remains clean and tidy.

Prescriptions

• Handing out prescriptions and collecting charges when appropriate.
• Liaising with medication delivery service.
• Taking prescription repeats in person within the practice dispensary.
• Generating prescriptions.
• Completing backs of prescriptions accurately.
• Sorting and endorsing prescriptions.
• Processing and bundling prescriptions for the Prescription Pricing Authority.

Stock Control

• Ordering appropriate quantities of goods via the wholesalers computer link.
• Checking goods as and when they are delivered on a daily…