Medicines Counter Assistant

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Witton and Ridlington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization is seeking a part-time medicines counter assistant to join their busy pharmacy in Witton and Ridlington. The role involves serving customers, managing prescriptions, and maintaining the pharmacy. Ideal candidates should possess strong customer service skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Benefits include an NHS pension and 27 days of holiday plus pro-rata bank holidays. Previous pharmacy experience is an advantage but not essential.

Benefits

Paid quarter hour break Monday – Friday

27 days of holiday plus pro-rata bank holidays

NHS Pension

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills.
• Be polite and courteous.
• Organised and adaptable.
• Enjoy working in a busy environment.
• Previous pharmacy experience an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Serving customers at the pharmacy counter, offering excellent customer service.
• Taking in prescriptions and handing out prepared medication.
• Advising and selling counter products.
• Maintaining the shop floor, stocking products, tidying etc.
• Promoting the pharmacy's services.

Skills

Strong customer service skills

Organised and adaptable

Polite and courteous

Enjoy working in a busy environment

Education

Counter Assistant Course (NPA, Buttercups or other)

Job description

About the Role

Cromer Group Practice are looking to welcome a medicines counter assistant to work in their busy pharmacy. This position is offered on a part-time basis for 25 hours per week, working three days across the week, Monday to Friday.

This is a demanding but satisfying role that requires you to be keen to work on a busy pharmacy counter and serve the general public.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Serving customers at the pharmacy counter, offering excellent customer service.
• Taking in prescriptions and handing out prepared medication.
• Advising and selling counter products, training will be provided.
• Maintaining the shop floor, stocking products, tidying etc.
• Other miscellaneous pharmacy tasks.
• Promoting the pharmacies services.

About the Candidate

To be considered for the position, the successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Counter Assistant Course (NPA, Buttercups or other) desirable but not essential.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Be polite and courteous.
• Organised and adaptable.
• Enjoy working in a busy environment.
• Previous pharmacy experience an advantage but not essential.

About Us

Cromer Group Practice is a dispensing practice based in north Norfolk. It is a patient-focused GP practice providing exceptional healthcare and diverse services to over 12,000 patients in the area.

Benefits

• Paid quarter hour break Monday – Friday.
• 27 days of holiday plus pro-rata bank holidays
• NHS Pension

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.