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DISPENSER JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: DISPENSER

RESONSIBLE TO: PRACTICE MANAGER

Are you a looking for an exciting new opportunity?

We are looking to recruit a Practice Dispenser. The successful candidate will be supported by our Practice Team which includes another Practice Nurse, HCA, GPs, Administrators and Dispensers.

We are looking for someone who is friendly and enthusiastic to provide a high quality of care to our patients. The successful candidate will also be confident, have excellent organisational skills, be able to self-manage and be IT proficient.

As a patient focused surgery, we are looking for someone with a kind and patient approach and we would envisage the successful applicant would ideally be able to demonstrate:

· previous experience in a clinical setting, whether in general practice or elsewhere

· the ability to work well under pressure as part of a rewarding but highly demanding role

· good organisational skills

· good IT / computer skills

All posts at the practice are worked on an agreed rota, within the core hours of 8.00am to 6.00pm.

Informal visits and questions are welcomed. Interested applicants are recommended to contact the practice, in the strictest confidence, to discuss details further. The Practice can be contacted via the Practice Manager, Kirsty Arkinstall, at [email protected] 01939 251 581.

Practical Details for the Post:

· Part Time – exact timing to be agreed with the successful candidate.

· Please note Full days will be 8.00 to 6.00 with one hour for lunch and part days will be 8.00 to 12.30 or 1.30 to 6.00. These will be worked within the core hours of 8.00 - 6.00 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 8.00 - 12.30 Wednesday.

· 25 days FTE Annual Leave per year + 8 days Statutory Leave Days (pro rata)

· Starting Hourly Rate – will be commensurate with experience

· Contribute to the team’s sickness and holiday cover rota – which will require flexibility in hours/rota pattern across the week. This will include being part of the rota when cover is needed

· Eligible for NHS Pension Scheme

About You

The successful candidate will:

· Be a capable and adaptable individual who is keen to develop existing experience by working within a GP practice.

· Be adaptable and personable with a team focus

· Bring enthusiasm, patience and a friendly approachable manner to the post

· Be keen to provide patient centred patient services for our patients, their families and our community.

· Bring a good sense of humour, as well as a clam professional approach

· Demonstrate a flexible, team working approach with the ability to work well under pressure, staying calm and professional at all times, as part of a rewarding but demanding role

Job Summary:

To process all relevant prescriptions as authorised by Clinicians where appropriate in accordance with the principles of good practice.

NB: for a Trainee we would support the successful candidate to acquire all the skills detailed below.

Job Responsibilities:

· 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.

· 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.

· To endorse all prescription forms as appropriate, collate the forms in a secure manner ready to be forwarded to the PPA for processing and reimbursement. The forms should be bundled in accordance with current PPA guidelines.

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

· To contribute to the operation of 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.

· To ensure that shelves and all work surfaces are regularly cleaned to maintain a high level of hygiene within the dispensary and that all dispensary equipment is kept clean and kept in good working order.

· To take prompt action in response to any drug alert bulletins that may be received from time to time.

· To ensure that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and to maintain a temperature control record/logbook.

· To maintain full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions incorporating the use of computers when available and appropriate.

· To undertake any necessary work as may be required and appropriate to maintain a high standard and efficient dispensing service.

Confidentiality:

· In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

· In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

· Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

· Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

· Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

· Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

· Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

· Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

· Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

· Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

· Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

· Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

· Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

· Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

· Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

· Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance

· Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

· Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

· Communicate effectively with other team members

· Communicate effectively with patients and carers

· Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

· Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

· Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

· Participate in audit where appropriate.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Work Location: One location