Pharmacy Dispenser - Sudbury Superstore

Tesco PLC

Pharmacy Dispenser - Sudbury Superstore

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Tesco PLC, Chilton, Babergh

  • Part time
  • Temporary

Posted 3 weeks ago, 7 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: acc3efec9809479d96ab47375e3866b5

Full Job Description

Our Pharmacy Dispenser rate of pay starts from £11.44 an hour; this increases to £12.17 for stores inside the M25 but excluding London Boroughs and is £12.37 for stores within Inner London - London Boroughs. Additional payments may also apply depending on location and skills.

It's our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you'd like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you., Discover what it's like to work in a fast paced environment, where colleagues are focused on delivering a gold standard of service and patient care. There's a lot more to it than dispensing medicines. Every day you'll have the opportunity to make things better for customers in all sorts of ways, such as helping customers with their new medicines, providing vaccinations, reviewing customers' use of their medicines, and checking blood pressure or testing for blood glucose levels. It's very much about supporting our communities, by making the best healthcare choices available and convenient for local people.

Working alongside experienced Pharmacists and managers, you will receive local management and leadership support in whatever store you are based. Our management team comes from a variety of backgrounds so there is always a chance to learn.

We are looking for talented and driven Pharmacy professionals who can deliver the highest quality healthcare service to our customers and in return, we'll provide a supportive team, detailed industry training and a varied working environment where no two days are the same.,

  • Supporting the operation of one of our new modern Pharmacies.

  • Applying your technical skills and strong customer focus to accurately dispense medication for our customers.

  • Dispensing prescription medicines, ensuring attention to detail and accuracy are maintained at all times.

  • Talking to customers and offering information in a confident, friendly and professional manner, providing our customers with a great service, making them want to visit our Pharmacy again.

  • Offering appropriate information to customers on common ailments, symptoms and products.

  • Taking time to understand the customers' needs, explaining the benefits of the products in a way they understand and only selling products that are right for the customer.

  • Advising customers on the range of Pharmacy services available.

  • Supporting and delivering Pharmacy services and the dispensing process according to the Standard Operating Procedures.

  • Assessing the legal appropriateness of dispensed prescriptions.

  • Dealing with clinical and legal queries from Healthcare practitioners within area of competence.

  • Responding to customer queries in relation to prescription medicines, informing the Pharmacist of any complaints.

  • Ensuring all dispensary routines and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.

  • Ensuring dispensary and consulting rooms are clean, tidy and free of clutter.

  • Ensuring all prescription administration is accurate and completed on time.

  • Bringing promotional activities and company initiatives within the team to life.

  • Carrying out all procedures accurately to protect profit and ensure we trade safely and legally.

  • Completing corporate and departmental training.

  • Keeping up to date with legal and professional developments in pharmacy.

    Pharmacy Assistants are integral to the running of our Pharmacies. We are looking for someone who is a team player, and can take on the following responsibilities, Experience or qualifications gained from working in a Pharmacy environment.

  • A desire to train and develop into the Pharmacy field., Disability Confident

  • About Disability Confident
    A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

    Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.

    It's part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we're proud to have been accredited as one of Britain's Top Employers again this year.

    We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.

    But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.

    We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers

  • Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays)

  • Request flexible working from day one

  • Get 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends - save up to £1,500 a year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home

  • Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life

  • Life cover of five times your pay and an award-winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%

  • Benefits to suit you, choose what you use - from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes

  • Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life's moments, big and small