• Job Description

  Req#: A5532-25-0001?language=en&page=134&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Job summary

  This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly team of dedicated professionals to deliver high quality, patient centred care to our patients.

  The whole team works together to provide an innovative and caring service where patients are truly at the heart of everything we do.

  We are looking for a part time Dispenser (circa 20 hours per week) to join our team in the Abbeyview Surgery.

  The position offers 6 weeks holiday, pro rata, together with Bank Holidays and inclusion in NHS pension scheme.

  Main duties of the job

  To provide accurate and efficient dispensing of prescriptions in accordance with standard operating procedures. Dispensing and labelling prescriptions accurately, safely and in a timely fashion. Maintaining accurate manual and computer records. Communicating with other members of the pharmacy team, customers and patients to solve problems and ensure high standards of service. Supporting optimal stock management including date checking.

  2. To effectively handle prescriptions and associated interactions with patients, ensuring a positive and professional user experience, by: Communicating with and assisting patients, their representatives face to face, over the telephone or by electronic methods in a polite and efficient manner. Working within the limits of knowledge, skills and responsibilities and making appropriate referrals to other members of the dispensary team in accordance with standard operating procedures. Receiving prescription from patients, their representatives and Practice staff and obtaining information to enable the dispensing team to safely prepare the medicines. Taking payments in cash and electronically and confirming entitlement to exemption. Handing out dispensed medicines and providing appropriate counselling to patients or their representative about their medicines within the limits of knowledge and competency. Maintaining accurate records of transactions and filing prescriptions.

  About us

  Abbeyview Surgery is a semi-rural, part dispensing Practice serving circa 9100 patients in Crowland, Lincolnshire. We are CQC Outstanding and our team have won several awards for patient care locally and nationally.

  We have a strong team ethos where all departments work collaboratively to provide the best patient centred care possible.

  The Practice has won national and local awards for providing excellent patient care. These include the Carers Quality Award, MacMillan Award for Excellence in Cancer Care, General Practice of the Year and Collaborative working with patients and other providers Award.

  Details

  Date posted

  03 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Flexible working

  Reference number

  A5532-25-0001

  Job locations

  Abbey View Medical Centre

  Thorney Road

  Crowland

  Peterborough

  PE6 0AL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Key Job Responsibilities

  To provide accurate and efficient dispensing of prescriptions in accordance with standard operating procedures Successfully completing the dispensing assessment and accurately dispense medicines. Dispensing and labelling prescriptions accurately, safely and in a timely fashion. Maintaining accurate manual and computer records. Communicating with other members of the pharmacy team, customers and patients to solve problems and ensure high standards of service. Supporting optimal stock management including date checking.

  2. To effectively handle prescriptions and associated interactions with patients, ensuring a positive and professional user experience, by: Communicating with and assisting patients, their representatives face to face, over the telephone or by electronic methods in a polite and efficient manner. Working within the limits of knowledge, skills and responsibilities and making appropriate referrals to other members of the dispensary team in accordance with standard operating procedures. Receiving prescription from patients, their representatives and Practice staff and obtaining information to enable the dispensing team to safely prepare the medicines. Taking payments in cash and electronically and confirming entitlement to exemption. Handing out dispensed medicines and providing appropriate counselling to patients or their representative about their medicines within the limits of knowledge and competency. Maintaining accurate records of transactions and filing prescriptions.

  There may also be a requirement to undertake other similar duties as part of this post in order to provide a quality service. These will be consistent with the level of responsibilities outlined above.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Key Job Responsibilities

  To provide accurate and efficient dispensing of prescriptions in accordance with standard operating procedures Successfully completing the dispensing assessment and accurately dispense medicines. Dispensing and labelling prescriptions accurately, safely and in a timely fashion. Maintaining accurate manual and computer records. Communicating with other members of the pharmacy team, customers and patients to solve problems and ensure high standards of service. Supporting optimal stock management including date checking.

  2. To effectively handle prescriptions and associated interactions with patients, ensuring a positive and professional user experience, by: Communicating with and assisting patients, their representatives face to face, over the telephone or by electronic methods in a polite and efficient manner. Working within the limits of knowledge, skills and responsibilities and making appropriate referrals to other members of the dispensary team in accordance with standard operating procedures. Receiving prescription from patients, their representatives and Practice staff and obtaining information to enable the dispensing team to safely prepare the medicines. Taking payments in cash and electronically and confirming entitlement to exemption. Handing out dispensed medicines and providing appropriate counselling to patients or their representative about their medicines within the limits of knowledge and competency. Maintaining accurate records of transactions and filing prescriptions.

  There may also be a requirement to undertake other similar duties as part of this post in order to provide a quality service. These will be consistent with the level of responsibilities outlined above.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified to NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Dispensing Services

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified to NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Dispensing Services

  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

  Abbeyview Surgery

  Address

  Abbey View Medical Centre

  Thorney Road

  Crowland

  Peterborough

  PE6 0AL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.abbeyviewsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Abbeyview Surgery

  Address

  Abbey View Medical Centre

  Thorney Road

  Crowland

  Peterborough

  PE6 0AL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.abbeyviewsurgery.nhs.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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