Herbert And Herbert Pharmacy – Hounslow

Job Description

We are looking for an energetic part-time team member to join our busy, well staffed pharmacy in Hounslow for evenings and possibly weekend cover. This is likely to be a temporary position for 3 months, with the potential for it to become a long term permanent position. You must have excellent communication skills, be able to work in a team as well as be self-motivated when working individually.

Examples of things you may be expected to do are:

• Assists licensed pharmacist in preparing and dispensing drugs to patients and healthcare providers
• Verifies that prescriptions are filled correctly and in a timely manner
• Interacts with patients in delivering medications and completing other sales transactions
• Receives, records, and stores medications coming into the pharmacy
• Maintains stock of prescription medications and informs pharmacist of inventory needs
• Dispenses prescription medication and other medical products to patients under direction of licensed pharmacist
• Counts pills, labels bottles, prices, and compounds medications to prepare prescriptions for patients as directed
• Performs administrative duties, including answering phones, receiving and inputting prescription orders, operating cash registers, and restocking inventory
• Gathers, organises, and assesses patient information
• Supplies patients with information and education on their prescriptions
• Monitors prescription-filling process to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and pharmacy policies
• Liaises with healthcare providers and patients to obtain correct prescription information
• Answers patients’ questions about their medications under the supervision of the pharmacist
• Takes inventory of drugs on hand and records results
• Places orders for additional drugs as directed by the pharmacist
• Maintains electronic patient information
• Prepares billing information for medications
• Completes patients’ sales transactions for purchase of prescription and over-the-counter medications as well as other pharmaceutical products