Summary of Role
The role of a Penrose Health Pharmacy Dispenser is to work with our clinical and non-clinical team to deliver the best healthcare service to our patients. More specifically, dispensers are responsible for managing prescriptions and medication requirements of our growing patient population.
📜Duties
- Checking and processing prescription requests
- Working with in-house pharmacists & GPs to handle medication-related queries
- Following practice procedures to identify patients due for reviews, and book them with appropriate clinicians
- Working with the nursing team to manage supply and stock levels of emergency drugs and other clinical supplies
- Liaising with local community pharmacies to address prescription-related issues
- Helping the clinical team with audits, medicines optimisation, and ad-hoc health promotion campaigns
👤Person Specification
Personal attributes
- Strong eye for detail
- Excellent organisational skills
- Friendly and approachable
- Willing to be part of a close-knit team
Knowledge, experience and qualifications
- Dispensing assistant qualification
- 1+ years of experience in community or hospital pharmacy