Pharmacy Dispenser

Job description:

Hours:

Tuesday 9am\-3pm

Wednesday 9am\-6pm(30 minutes lunch break)

Thursday 9am\-6pm (30 minutes lunch break)

Friday\- 9am\- 6pm (30 minutes lunch break)

Saturday 9am\-1pm (1 in 4\)

An excellent opportunity to work as part of our dedicated and hardworking pharmacy team.

We are looking for an applicant to provide a friendly, caring and professional service to our customers. This is a responsible position that requires concentration and a good eye for detail as accuracy is important. You must be able to work and communicate as part of a team in a busy fast paced environment, be able to prioritise a varied workload and effectively multi\-task.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Label, dispense and endorse prescriptions in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure safe supply to patients in an efficient and accurate manner.


• Ensure the safe supply and appropriate storage of medicines.


• Ordering enough medication and stock in line with company procedures to meet customer demand and date/usage checking to maximise availability and minimise waste.


• Create and update patient medication records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality.


• Assist where necessary with the preparation of monitored dosage systems to benefit patients on multiple medication regimes.


• Check endorsements and patient declarations on prescriptions and file correctly to ensure maximum payments are received with minimal losses.


• Process invoices and paperwork in a timely manner following company procedures.


• Undertake all necessary housekeeping duties so that dispensary and back shop areas are kept clean and tidy.


• Work as part of a team and actively demonstrate a willingness to support and achieve the overall business objectives.


• Participate in the delivery of any additional services (stop smoking advice, blood pressure testing etc) for which you will have received adequate training


• Follow till processes including sales of over the counter medication, pharmacy merchandise and collecting necessary charges


• Follow the sale of medicines protocol and use the 2WHAM questioning technique provide advice to patients on the use of medicines as well as general health and lifestyle matters.


• Receive and hand out prescriptions under the supervision of the Responsible Pharmacist.

Previous pharmacy experience is preferred but we are willing to train a candidate with the right attitude who is eager to learn and start a career in pharmacy. We will support and pay for you to undertake an NVQ Level 2 Dispensing Assistant course if not already qualified.

Job Types: Full\-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £13\.40 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension


• Employee discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Theale RG7 5AH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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