Dispenser

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Flitwick
TYPE
Part-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Healthcare
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Dispensing Prescription Processing Dosette Box Checking Patient Communication Attention to Detail Teamwork Independent Work NVQ Level 2 Dispensing

FULL DESCRIPTION

Dispenser

Flitwick Surgery has a great opportunity for a dispenser to join their team on a part-time basis for 29 hours per week, covering maternity leave. The role involves processing prescriptions, dispensing medication, and assisting patients.

Salary: £12.89 an hour

Location: Flitwick, Bedfordshire

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Main Duties

  • Processing repeat and acute prescription requests for all practice patients
  • Dispensing & checking prescriptions for qualifying patients
  • Dispensing & checking dosette boxes
  • Assisting with patient enquiries online, over the telephone and in person at the Dispensary window
  • Handing out dispensed prescriptions, taking prescription charges and completing the reverse of the prescription appropriately

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Flitwick is a busy dispensing practice, run as a partnership and serving a practice population of 14,250 patients. Our dispensary team is able to dispense to approximately 25% of our total population. The clinical team consists of GPs, minor illness nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, practice nurses and HCAs. We are a training practice for GPs and also take part in medical research. We are part of Green Vale Health PCN. Due to our location in Flitwick, a commuter town in rural Bedfordshire, the practice population is diverse, covering patients of all life stages. We have good links to the A6 and M1. We offer our employees the following benefits: NHS pension scheme, annual leave, and parking for staff. If you would like to discuss the role, prior to making an application, please contact Hanna Osborne Operations & HR Manager on [contact hidden].

Person Specification

  • Excellent attention to detail and levels of accuracy
  • Excellent communication skills, with a clear and polite telephone manner.
  • Ability to work in a polite, confidential and discreet manner, respecting patients at all times.
  • Experience of working with the general public, being sensitive and empathic in distressing situations.
  • Confidence to work as part of a team and independently with the ability to "think on your feet".

Qualifications

  • Applicant must hold a NVQ level 2 (or equivalent) in Dispensing Services as a minimum.

Contract Details

  • Contract type: Fixed term (12 months)
  • Working pattern: Part-time (29 hours over 4 days)
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Reference number: 29583
  • Closing date: 31 May 2026

Employer Details

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Address: Highlands, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, MK45 1DW
Website: https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/

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