# Dispensary Business Manager

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Primary Care Careers
- **Town:** Bury St Edmunds
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Salary:** Depends on experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-07T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-13T15:53:00.945Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0038-26-0697?employerCode=M0038
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/vacancies/29800/dispensary-business-manager.html

## Job Content

### Job summary

Hoveton and Wroxham Medical Centre is looking to welcome and bright and motivated dispensary business manager into our busy practice who will play a full and active role as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team. The role is offered on a part-time basis for 18 hours per week, working Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

### Main duties of the job

- Keep a database of dispensary discounts with wholesalers and organise information so that new deals can be examined further.
- Help the operations manager carefully track dispensary income and expenditure against the data on income and expenditure received at practice level.
- Raise concerns around negative trending with the Practice Manager and GP Prescribing Partner.
- Consult with clinical teams and lead GP Prescribing Partner around preferred drug options for the formulary.
- Communicate effectively and on time any financial opportunities
- Manage the NHS Prescription Service submissions (previously known as the Prescription Pricing Division (PPD).
- Develop predictions and check variances in spend and income for dispensary.
- Scrutinise drug freight costs and the effect on small scale ordering. To tell the dispensary staff who order these items by consulting with the dispensary lead.
- Ensure correct recording of Personally Administered items for VAT purposes.
- Agree to meet with and arrange meetings with wholesaler representatives.
- Coordinate the monthly clinical prescribing meetings, setting agendas and circulating minutes.
- Manage setting the monthly dispensary management meetings including agenda setting, minutes and actions.
- Manage DSQS in the practice working with the dispensary lead to ensure that requirements are operationalised and reviewed.
- Attend clinical prescribing and dispensary management meetings.

### About us

We are a highly reputable, semi-rural, dispensing, research and GP training practice operating in north Norfolk within the village of Hoveton/Wroxham, 6-miles to the north east of the fine city of Norwich. We have a growing list size of approximately 10,000 patients. We are also a member of the NN4 Primary Care Network, working closely with 5 other local practices.

Candidates are encouraged to contact the practice to arrange an informal visit ahead of interviews to help you find out more about the position.

### Details

- Date posted: 13 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 29800
- Job locations: Stalham Road, Hoveton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 8DU, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- At least two years management experience.
- Previous dispensary/pharmacy experience would be desirable.
- Experience in financial management
- Self-motivated, with a forward thinking, solution focused approach
- Experience of working in an ever-changing environment, with an ability to cope with regular change
- Excellent organisational, management and planning skills, IT skills and communication skills
- Ability to implement and manage change effectively
- Excellent clinical and medication knowledge.
- The commitment to continue to learn new clinical skills and develop your career.
- The confidence to work as part of a busy GP multi-disciplinary practice team and using your own initiative in decision making.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths grace C or above

## Documents

- [Dispenser Mgr JD (DOCX, 46 KB)](document:2989288)

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