Dispenser

As a Dispenser this is an exciting opportunity to join our dispensary team, in our five-doctor GP partnership,based in rural Shropshire, just south of Shrewsbury.

With a long mining history,Pontesbury is one of the largest villages in Shropshire and can boast a widerange of local services including independent local shops selling local produce.

Our branch site is situated just six miles away in Worthen, a small village approximately 13 miles west of Shrewsbury.

Job Summary

• To accurately and efficiently processall relevant prescriptions as authorised by GPs and prescribing nurses where appropriate in accordance with the principles of good practice.
• To assist the Dispensary Manager in ensuring effective financial control of the dispensary.
• Job responsibilities include dispensing, managing prescriptions, stock control, and other duties the practice deems necessary in running an effective dispensary.

Our dual site dispensing practice with just over 10,300 patients has a positive, pleasant and friendly working atmosphere and the partners and staff strive to keep it so. The team work well together with the sole aim to provide high quality patient care to our population and we are at a point in our development where we require additional dispensary support to enable us to continue this service.

Job Responsibilities
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Dispensing

Dispensing acute prescriptions

Not to dispense medicines to unauthorised persons, without the doctors consent

Dispensing repeat prescription requests received by medicines management, Patient Access and those delivered to the surgery

To 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

Updating patients repeat screens on Doctors instructions

Dispensing private prescriptions

Dispensing black listed prescriptions, pricing and recording them

Ensuring the Dispensary area remains clean and tidy

Maintaining complete and accurate records for controlled drugs

Prescriptions

Handing out prescriptions and collecting charges when appropriate

Taking prescription repeats

Collecting private charges for black listed medications, vaccines and holiday prophylactic medication

Sorting, stamping and endorsing prescriptions

Completing backs of prescriptions

Generating prescriptions

Stock Control

Ordering appropriate quantities of goods via the wholesalers computer link

Checking goods as and when they are delivered and recording generic details

Returning incorrect goods to the wholesalers

Stocking shelves, refrigerators and other storage areas using rotation method

To operate efficient stock control appropriate to the needs of the practice with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply for patients and minimising wastage through out of date stock.

To ensure that drugs are stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the accompanying instructions.

Removing out of date stock from the shelves, refrigerators and other storage areas

Disposal of returned unused medicines

Other

To answer telephone calls & passing on messages as appropriate

Dealing with problems & enquiries

Inputting information onto computer

To work flexibly within the team & to provide cover as necessary

To 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/Dispenser

To ensure that all monies received or handled on behalf of the practice are appropriately stored and banked and a record kept of all financial transactions

To endorse all prescription forms as appropriate, collate and forward the forms in a secure manner to the PPD for processing and reimbursement. The forms should be bundled in accordance with current PPD guidelines and include any necessary accompanying paperwork such as the FP34D

To promptly forward all invoices and dispensary related correspondence to the Practice Manager to practice policy.

To notify the Practice & Dispensary Manager of any FP10 returns/feedback from the PPA so that any appropriate remedial…