Dispensary Assistant

Dispensary AssistantSalary £24,000 - £25,000 Kingston-Upon-Thames Our client is looking for a Dispensary Assistant to join their team. The successful candidate will coordinate & manage end to end the receipt, processing, and dispatch of prescriptions for controlled drugs. Main duties:

• Receiving prescriptions e.g. via email; log, and dispense
• Patient contact; informing patients of their prescriptions and the prescription charges
• Taking payments
• Dispensing process; creating dispensing labels, maintaining records of the dispensing, creating dispatch courier labels.
• Maintaining sufficient stock levels in the dispensary, including stock transfers
• Maintaining/producing management reports on prescription activity
• Maintaining process protocols
• Monitoring shelf life of stock held on site
• Carrying out administrative tasks relating to Import/Export of CBM's
• Directing requests and unresolved issues to the designated person
• Keeping records of customer interactions and transactions
• Recording details of enquiries, comments and complaints and actions taken
• Communicating and co-coordinating with internal departments

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as required by your changing role within the company and the overall business objectives of IPS. The successful applicant should have:

• Pharmacy/pharmaceutical experience
• Experience of interacting with patients and working as a member of a team
• Able to manage yourself in a proactive way
• Strong communication skills both written and oral and be a team player

Please note if you have not been contacted by Plum Personnel within seven days then unfortunately on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. Due to the high level of applications we are receiving at this time, we are unfortunately unable to give individual feedback. Plum Personnel is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. Plum Personnel is an equal opportunities employer.