Pharmacist Team Co-ordinator and Dispenser; Trainee

Pharmacist Team Co-ordinator and Dispenser (Trainee)

An exciting opportunity hasarisen for an interesting and varied dual role to work supporting our Pharmacist Team to co-ordinate their workload, in partnership with another Pharmacist Team co-ordinator, and as a (Trainee) Dispenser based at our Wotter Branchdispensary.

The Dispensary role is to prepare and dispense prescriptions and miscellaneous over-the-counter medicines/appliances, assist with stock control, ordering and re-stocking of the dispensary, as well as to project a positive and friendly image to dispensary patients and other visitors, deal with queries and provide effective advice to patients relating to medications, lifestyle, and ailments within the scope of your capability, all in a professional, courteous, and efficient way.

Training will be offered for the right candidate. This part of the role requires lone working at times.

As Pharmacist Team Co-ordinator you will support managing the workload our Pharmacist Team, consisting of Pharmacists, who undertake medication reviews, medication requests and chronic disease management and Pharmacy Technicians, who manage medication changes and blood pressure monitoring. This will include booking patient appointments, rota management, clinic organisation as well as conduct and provide support for clinical reports and audits. This is a fast paced role and the successful candidate will need to be able to adapt to the varying demands of the role.

The role is 16 hours per week across 3 days, Monday and Tuesday as Pharmacist Team Co-ordinator 8.30am to 1.45pm at Plympton Health Centre and Thursday as (Trainee) Dispenser 8am to 3pm at Wotter Medical Practice.

The successfully candidate must be driven, able to work on their own and adapt to daily challenging and changing demands. The Co-ordinator part of the role is to support our Pharmacist Team with rota and work management, conduct clinical audits/reports and support with medication related projects.

In addition, the successful candidate must hold relevant dispensing qualification to NVQ2 or be willing to train to achieve this. Training will be provided and the external components fully funded.

Once qualified the candidate will need a good understanding of stock control and record keeping, to ensure sensible ordering with a twice a year stock take. The role works alongside the wider practice to ensure personal administered items are stocked to a suitable level.

The successful candidate will have

• High degree of organisation and an effective time manager
• Previous experience working in a GP practice or equivalent
• Good working knowledge and experience of using Systm One or equivalent
• Good computer skills including good knowledge of databases and record keeping, Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.

Beacon Medical Group Practice is a single practice, Primary Care Network (PCN), providing care to 43,000 patients across Plympton and the South Hams. We are a team of Partners, Salaried GPs, Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Practice and specialist Nurses, HCAs, Phlebotomists, First Contact Physios, Social Prescribers, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Practitioners and Administrative support staff. Our mission is to give all our patients the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

We are a forward thinking partnership always looking for opportunities to improve services for our patients. We have a good reputation for delivering good healthcare, leading at scale and innovating primary care services. This is a really exciting time to be joining us as we diversify our teams, our partnership and services.

If you join our team; you will receive support, opportunities to grow in your role, training, and work with colleagues who care about you.

Responsibilities:

The post holder will be part of the wider Beacon Medical Group team and will:

• Work effectively alongside other teams and develop positive working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders
• Promote a positive working environment
• Be…