Primary Care Careers

Dispenser
The closing date is 22 November 2026
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Job summary
Botesdale Health Centre is looking for two professional, highly effective, qualified dispensers to join our friendly practice team. The role is offered on a part-time basis of 31.5 hours, or 3.5 days, a week. There are two available shift patterns:
Position 1: Monday 08:30 - 18:00, Tuesday 08:30 - 19:00, Wednesday 08:30 - 18:00, Friday 08:30 - 13:30
Position 2: Monday 08:30 - 13:30, Tuesday 08:30 - 18:00, Thursday 08:30 - 18:00, Friday 08:30 - 19:00

Main duties of the job

• Processing repeat prescription requests
• Dealing with enquires either face to face, or over the phone
• Assembling and dispensing medication
• Ordering stock
• Handing out prescriptions
• Ensuring payments are taken and processed for prescriptions / forms are completed correctly
• Providing holiday and sickness cover (rostered across the team when required)

About us
Botesdale Health Centre is a rural GMS 10200 patient surgery with 4 partners, 6 salaried GPs and a fantastic clinical and practice team with an on-site dispensary.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £13.45 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 30174
Job locations: Botesdale, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 1DW, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: You will be an NVQ2 qualified dispenser or equivalent.

Experience

• Essential: Excellent customer service skills.
• You will have first class communication skills both in writing and orally.
• Competent IT skills & experience of dispensing systems would be an advantage.
• The successful candidate will have a passion for the role, effectively work under pressure in a fast-paced environment both independently and as part of a team.
• You must possess an eye for detail and absolute accuracy.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Employer details
Employer name: Primary Care Careers
Address: Botesdale, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 1DW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply via the company portal

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Team, Botesdale Health Centre, enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk, 01206918760

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