Delivery Driver - Prescription Home Delivery Service (Monday & Wednesday) Newmarket, England
Job description
About the Role
The delivery driver will be responsible for the collection of patient’s medication from the Surgery Dispensary, checking all required prescriptions are present and the transportation and delivery of items to patients home. The delivery driver will also take receipt of any completed ‘repeat order requests’ from the patients visited and return them to the dispensary.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide an effective and efficient prescription delivery service with the guidance of the Dispensary team.
- To check each prescription package against the list of patients who are expecting a delivery, identifying any missing items to the dispensary staff for resolution.
- To produce a delivery list based on an efficient delivery route to ensure the items are delivered within the specified time scale.
- To pack, store and transport the prescription items to the patients’ homes in a safe and secure manner.
- To ensure that patients receive their medication in person or their medication is safely left at their premises in accordance with the instructions given on their consent form.
- Working closely with the dispensary team to ensure all patients repeat medication needs are collected, returned to the dispensary and acted upon in a time efficient manner.
- To assist the Dispensary team in the resolution of any issues/errors identified by patients within the bounds of the post-holder’s responsibilities and knowledge.
- To return all undelivered items to the Dispensary, and ensure that patients who were unavailable to receive their medication have been notified of a missed delivery.
- To receive any old/unwanted medication items from patients for return to the dispensary for disposal.
- To ensure that feedback regarding the service is constructive and shared with the Practice Manager
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About the Candidate
The post holder will be required to use their own vehicle for this service. The Practice will ensure that the vehicle is insured for the purpose of the Delivery service and mileage paid in accordance with the delivery schedule.About Us
The practice is one of three based in Newmarket that provides a high level of care to our patients in Newmarket and surrounding villages.
Informal visits are welcome and encouraged.
For further details please contact Megan Quinlan, Practice Manager, on 01638 675680 or email [email protected]
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
