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Job Description
- Req#: A3364-25-0006?language=en&page=1015&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Must be qualified NVQ Level 2 in dispensary services Experience of working in a busy GP practice/healthcare setting
- Must be qualified NVQ Level 2 in dispensary services Experience of working in a busy GP practice/healthcare setting
Job summary
South Leicestershire Medical Group are looking to welcome dispensary assistants into our busy practice, on a full or part time basis, who will play a full and active role as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team.
The role will be mainly preparing drugs for dispensed patients as required alongside repeat prescriptions.
Working hours between 8.30am-6pm Monday to Friday. Fixed terms contract for 12 months.
Annual leave: 28 days including bank holidays. Pro Rata
NHS pension scheme
Blue Light Discount - Access to over 15,000 discounts.
A partnership that supports your personal development.
Well-being support and tools.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated Dispensary Assistant to join our Dispensary Team
We have a dispensary on site which offers some of our patients an invaluable service. We are looking for a team player that's great at communicating, has attention to detail, as well as being highly organised and passionate about helping people.
Our Dispensary Team are friendly, hard-working, dedicated professionals who put our patients first and strive to provide the highest quality of patient care. You'll be working at pace to dispense medications, using a range of bespoke platforms and systems, therefore being comfortable with technology is essential.
About us
South Leicestershire Medical Group is a dynamic, progressive, and supportive place to work and are proud of our clinical care and innovation. We currently have a diverse clinical team supported by a progressive administrative structure, caring for a total of 25,000 patients over six sites in the South of Leicestershire, covering Market Harborough, Fleckney and Great Glen.
Our benefits package at South Leicestershire Medical Group include:
28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) pro rata. Increasing with 5 and 10 years continued service.
NHS pension scheme
Blue Light Card - Access to more than 15,000 discounts from national retailers
Access to training courses for all team members, supporting your development and career aspirations
Employee well-being support
Details
Date posted
16 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£12.23 an hour
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A3364-25-0006
Job locations
Kibworth Medical Centre
Smeeton Road
Kibworth Beauchamp
Leicester
LE8 0LG
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Issuing stock items and prepared prescriptions
Collection of prescription charges/checking patient exemption statements and banking
Processing and bundling prescriptions for the prescription pricing authority
Operation of efficient stock control appropriate to the needs of the dispensary with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply for patients and minimising wastage
Ensuring that drugs are received and stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the manufacturers instructions
Ensuring that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and maintaining the temperature control record/logbook
Cleaning work surfaces and shelving on a regular basis and ensuring that that all dispensary equipment is kept clean and kept in good working order.
Maintaining full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions. Undertaking other reasonable duties within the framework of the post as directed by the Doctors or pharmacist.
Job responsibilities
Issuing stock items and prepared prescriptions
Collection of prescription charges/checking patient exemption statements and banking
Processing and bundling prescriptions for the prescription pricing authority
Operation of efficient stock control appropriate to the needs of the dispensary with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply for patients and minimising wastage
Ensuring that drugs are received and stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the manufacturers instructions
Ensuring that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and maintaining the temperature control record/logbook
Cleaning work surfaces and shelving on a regular basis and ensuring that that all dispensary equipment is kept clean and kept in good working order.
Maintaining full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions. Undertaking other reasonable duties within the framework of the post as directed by the Doctors or pharmacist.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer details
Employer name
South Leicestershire Medical Group
Address
Kibworth Medical Centre
Smeeton Road
Kibworth Beauchamp
Leicester
LE8 0LG
Employer's website
https://www.southleicestershiremedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South Leicestershire Medical Group
Address
Kibworth Medical Centre
Smeeton Road
Kibworth Beauchamp
Leicester
LE8 0LG
Employer's website
https://www.southleicestershiremedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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