Dispenser

We are seeing an experienced Dispenser to join our Practice team. Applicants should be qualified Dispensers with excellent organisational, computer and people skills as well as having an excellent understanding of confidentiality.

Weekly working hours will be  hours (with a one hour, unpaid lunch break) every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

All dispensary staff are required to work a Saturday morning,  hours on a rota basis (normally 1:4).

Interviews will take place on Thursday 12 February 2026.

The work will involve routine duties relating to prescriptions and other work as appropriate and relevant within the Practice dispensary.

Pocklington Group Practice is a friendly, pro-active General Practice located in apurpose-built, state of the art healthcare facility, set in the picturesque and growing Yorkshire market town of Pocklington, East Yorkshire. We are a dispensing, training, teaching andpaperlite EMIS Web practice serving circa 19,000 patients and dispensing directly to approximately 6,800.

As a member of the Practice team, you would benefit from:

• annual leave of 5 weeks (plus bank holidays) pro-rata plus one day for your birthday
• Simply Health benefit scheme after one year's service
• kitchen and staff rest room for breaks - free beverages of tea, coffee provided

The Dispenser job description for this position is attached to this advertisement as a separate document.

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated
• Forward thinker
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure

• GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths at Grade C (4) or above

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow policy and procedure
• Capable of managing payments (invoices, cash, etc)
• Ability to effectively manage stock including ordering, rotation, disposal, etc

• Experience of working in a dispensary
• Experience working with the general public/patients
• Experience of working in primary care
• Broad knowledge of general practice

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£25,987 to £28,265 a yearpro-rata, dependent upon experience