Dispensing Assistant
Primary Care CareersNewmarket, East of England
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Primary Care Careers based in Newmarket. The advertised salary is Negotiable. Applications close on 3 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Orchard House Surgery based in Newmarket, has an opportunity for an enthusiastic dispensing assistant to join our team, on a part-time basis. We are l...
- Ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients
- Provide medicines-related and healthy lifestyle advice to patients
- Assist in the smooth operation of the pharmacy
- Maintain patient medication records
- Oversee stock management
- Answer queries from patients
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
We are a 6-partner PMS practice in Newmarket with approx. 11,400 patients and employ 3 further salaried doctors. The practice is one of three based that provides a high level of care to our patients in Newmarket and surrounding villages.
Essential: - Be working towards or have completed an accredited NVQ level 2 (or equivalent) dispensing assistant training course; - Demonstrate good attention to detail; - Demonstrate excellent communication and customer service skills; - Demonstrate excellent team working skills
How this role compares
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,295 of them in East of England.
You have 13 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Primary Care Careers has 80 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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