Lead Dispenser

Long Stratton - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated lead dispenser to join Long Stratton Medical Partnership on a full-time permanent basis. This role offers the chance to work within a well-established dispensing practice supporting safe effective medicines supply and contributing to high-quality patient care.

Main responsibilities will include;

Lead and supervise the dispensing process to ensure prescriptions are dispensed accurately safely and in line with current SOPs and professional guidance.
Provide visible leadership within the dispensary; lead by example promote the Practice vision and values and encourage cross-departmental teamwork.
Manage and coordinate dispensary rotas to ensure safe staffing and efficient service delivery including arranging cover for annual leave/sickness and managing workload peaks.
Support recruitment induction and ongoing performance management for dispensary staff in line with practice HR policies including participation in appraisals and the use of records of conversation where needed.
Undertake or organise checking of colleagues dispensing as required and escalate any concerns to the authorising clinician or dispensing/prescribing lead GP.
Ensure that all dispensed medicines/appliances are checked against the prescription including dose quantity directions contraindications and labelling; where there is doubt liaise with the duty/authorising prescriber before supply.
Support and coordinate dispensary participation in quality schemes and audits (e.g. DSQS and prescribing/dispensing quality improvement activity) and maintain evidence as required.
Ensure the secure receipt storage handling and issuing of controlled drugs (where applicable) in line with SOPs; maintain registers and undertake periodic stock checks/audits.
Ensure medicines are stored securely and appropriately including segregation expiry date control and adherence to manufacturers storage requirements.
Stock control management.

Please see attached job description for further details.

About the Candidate

If you are an experienced dispenser looking for an exciting new role then wed love to hear from you.

You will have the following skills and experience:

You will have at least a Diploma Level 2 Dispensary
Good standard of education
Significant dispensary experience
Experience supervising mentoring or coordinating colleagues including delegation and rota coordination
Excellent clinical and medication knowledge
Understanding and experience of working as a dispenser in GP practice setting
Excellent communication skills

About Us

Our practice has 5 Partner GPs leading an MDT of 3 permanent salaried GPs an emergency care practitioner an advanced nurse practitioner 2 clinical pharmacists a pharmacy technician a team of registered nurses 3 HCAs and a phlebotomist plus superb teams in reception administration and dispensary along with the surgery management team.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including 5 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays) the NHS pension scheme and an Employer Assistance Programme for the employee and family members. We also offer free on-site car parking team building and social activities and access to NHS discounts.

At Long Stratton Medical Partnership we take pride in being a family focused close knit team our work family is how we often describe ourselves. We offer a supportive positive culture which is well-lead and provide regular supervision and training for all staff.

Long Stratton is a small town in South Norfolk 10 miles from the historic city of Norwich. We have 11500 patients on our list a CQC rating of Good and operate from both our main site and a branch site in Newton Flotman. We are also a dispensing Practice with a dispensing list of around 5500 patients. We use SystmOne and run cloud-based telephony which links seamlessly with the clinical system and provides excellent functionality.

We have completed our surgery expansion work with a new wing being added to include 7 clinical rooms. The reason for the expansion is that Long Stratton is being bypassed 2000 new homes are planned and therefore potentially 5000-6000 new patients will be joining us.

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.

Main responsibilities will include;

Lead and supervise the dispensing process to ensure prescriptions are dispensed accurately safely and in line with current SOPs and professional guidance.
Provide visible leadership within the dispensary; lead by example promote the Practice vision and values and encourage cross-departmental teamwork.
Manage and coordinate dispensary rotas to ensure safe staffing and efficient service delivery including arranging cover for annual leave/sickness and managing workload peaks.
Support recruitment induction and ongoing performance management for dispensary staff in line with practice HR policies including participation in appraisals and the use of records of conversation where needed.
Undertake or organise checking of colleagues dispensing as required and escalate any concerns to the authorising clinician or dispensing/prescribing lead GP.
Ensure that all dispensed medicines/appliances are checked against the prescription including dose quantity directions contraindications and labelling; where there is doubt liaise with the duty/authorising prescriber before supply.
Support and coordinate dispensary participation in quality schemes and audits (e.g. DSQS and prescribing/dispensing quality improvement activity) and maintain evidence as required.
Ensure the secure receipt storage handling and issuing of controlled drugs (where applicable) in line with SOPs; maintain registers and undertake periodic stock checks/audits.
Ensure medicines are stored securely and appropriately including segregation expiry date control and adherence to manufacturers storage requirements.
Stock control management.

Please see attached job description for further details.

About the Candidate

If you are an experienced dispenser looking for an exciting new role then wed love to hear from you.

You will have the following skills and experience:

You will have at least a Diploma Level 2 Dispensary
Good standard of education
Significant dispensary experience
Experience supervising mentoring or coordinating colleagues including delegation and rota coordination
Excellent clinical and medication knowledge
Understanding and experience of working as a dispenser in GP practice setting
Excellent communication skills