# DISPENSER FOR GP PRACTICE

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Old School Surgery.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Old School Surgery
- **Location:** Canterbury
- **Profession:** Pharmacy assistant
- **Grade:** Junior
- **Salary:** Negotiable
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-06T13:25:40.273Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A0101-26-0003
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/A0101-26-0003/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=A0101-26-0003

## Job Content

### Job summary

We are a small friendly dispensing General Practice with a team of 5 dispensers, looking for an extra member to join us.

### Main duties of the job

- To accurately prepare, label and dispense medication according to GP Prescriptions. Must have high attention to detail.
- To have excellent communication skills and patience, to present a calm & friendly image to patients.

.To be a key link between clinicians and patients, handling patient queries confidently and effectively.

- To be reliable and flexible.
- To observe strict confidentiality on all matters relating to the Practice and its patients
- Undertake any additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Partners or the Practice Manager.
- Help out with reception duties as reasonably required by the Practice Manager.

### About us

Friendly patient orientated atmosphere.

Small village practice with friendly team.

Old converted Victorian School building work environment.

Ample free parking.

### Details

- Date posted: 06 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: A0101-26-0003
- Job locations: Bolts Hill, Chartham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7JX, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF POST:

- Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and to be able to work under pressure without direct supervision.
- To be a key link between clinicians and patients, handling patient queries confidently and effectively.
- To observe strict confidentiality on all matters relating to the Practice and its patients.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

- To ensure that all medicines dispensed are checked against the prescription, and whenever there is any doubt, to check with authorising Doctor.
- To collect all due prescription charges and ensure that the patient declaration on the reverse of the FP10 is filled in and signed by the patient.
- To promptly forward all invoices and dispensary related correspondence to the Prescribing & Finance Manager.
- Ordering appropriate quantities of goods via the wholesalers computer link.
- Checking goods as and when they are delivered and recording generic details. Returning incorrect goods to the wholesalers.
- Stocking shelves, refrigerators and other storage areas using rotation method.
- Removing out of date stock from the shelves, refrigerators and other storage areas.
- To ensure that drugs are stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the accompanying instructions.
- Adhere to health and safety regulations, maintain a clean dispensary, and follow cold chain protocols for refrigerated items.
- To maintain full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions appropriately on the patients records.
- Action repeat prescription requests and ensure that the appropriate medicine is available. If not action ordering of drug. Ensure prescription is available for collection within 48 hours.
- Collaborate with GPs, nurses, dispensary manager and Practice Manager, attending relevant training.
- To complete all paperwork as required to be compliant with the Dispensing of Controlled Drugs and help line manager with weekly reconciliation of controlled drugs.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Desirable**

- Preferably to have worked in a General Practice dispensing environment before, but not essential

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