Join a busy, friendly independent pharmacy in the heart of Batley with your Level 2 qualification fully funded if you don't have it yet.
Batley Pharmacy is an independent community pharmacy serving the same families for years. We're looking for a Pharmacy Dispenser to join our small dispensary team on a permanent, full-time basis.
You don't need to be qualified to apply. If you're already NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Pharmacy Services, brilliant, we'll pay accordingly. If you're not, but you're accurate, reliable and want a career in pharmacy, we'll enrol you on an accredited Level 2 course, pay for it in full. complete it.
What you'll be doing
- Labelling, dispensing and endorsing prescriptions accurately and in line with our standard operating procedures
- Preparing monitored dosage systems and compliance aids for patients on multiple medicines
- Creating and updating patient medication records, always protecting patient confidentiality
- Ordering stock and date-checking, so we have what patients need and waste as little as possible
- Storing and handling medicines safely, including controlled drugs
- Supporting NHS services, repeat dispensing, New Medicine Service, Discharge Medicines Service, Pharmacy First and public health campaigns
- Answering patient queries warmly and referring anything clinical to the pharmacist
- Logging near misses and errors honestly, so we keep getting safer
- Keeping the dispensary clean, tidy and organised
What we're looking for
Essential
- A methodical, accurate approach and the concentration to keep it up on a busy day
- Trustworthy, with a clear understanding of confidentiality
- The good sense to know the limits of your own competence and to ask the pharmacist
- Warm, professional communication with patients and colleagues
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines as part of a team
- Comfortable with IT and able to learn our patient medication record system
- Willingness to enrol on the accredited Level 2 dispensing course within three months of starting, and complete it, we fund it.
- Willingness to complete mandatory training in safeguarding, health and safety, information governance, and equality and diversity
Desirable
- An accredited pharmacy qualification at RQF Level 2 or Level 3 (formerly NVQ 2 or 3)
- Previous community pharmacy dispensing experience
- Experience of monitored dosage systems and controlled drugs procedures
- An interest in progressing to Level 3 or accuracy checking training in future
What we offer
- £12.75 – £14.00 per hour, depending on your qualifications and experience
- Permanent, full-time, 34.5 hours per week including Sundays and one late finish at 10:30
- 5.6 weeks' paid annual leave (28 days), including bank holidays
- Workplace pension with NEST
- Your accredited pharmacy qualification funded in full, the qualification required by your role
- A clear route on to Level 3 and, in time, accuracy checking
- A small, supportive team where you're a name, not a number
How to apply
Apply through Indeed with your CV. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete our application form and attend a structured interview.
We'll acknowledge every application, and we'll give brief feedback to anyone we interview if they ask for it.
Before you apply
This appointment is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure, proof of your right to work in the UK, and satisfactory references.
Having a criminal record will not automatically bar you from working with us. We ask about convictions only at the point of a conditional offer, never on the application form or at interview, and we always discuss anything disclosed with you before making a decision. Our Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and our Recruitment Privacy Notice are available on request.
We are an equal opportunities employer. Every candidate is assessed on merit against the person specification, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you are disabled and meet the essential criteria above, we will offer you an interview. Tell us at any stage if you need a reasonable adjustment to the application or interview process and we will make it.
Applications are reviewed and decisions made by people, not by automated screening tools.
Job type: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £12.75 – £14.00 per hour Work location: In person, Batley WF17 5DH
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £12.75-£14.00 per hour
Experience:
- Pharmacy: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
