Applications are invited from Community Pharmacists seeking a change of lifestyle and an opportunity on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.This role comes with the option of either a £10,000 relocation payment OR provision of local accommodation for six months to allow you time to source your own ongoing accommodation. This employer has four sites; three are annexed to GP Surgeries and one retail store. You will work between the retail store Pharmacy and providing day-relief for the solo Pharmacists leading a small team of one Pharmacy Tech and two or three Dispensers at the GP Surgery sites.There is also the opportunity to develop into a Manager role Hours are predominantly weekdays with several Saturdays per month (and a weekday off in lieu). There is no on-call commitment.The island of Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands with a population of 65,000. It has some of Britain's finest and best-kept beaches, an especially mild and sunny climate, and an offbeat, historic harbour town in St. Peter's Port, the island's capital.Established in 1999 this organisation provides excellent Pharmacy Services, supported by modern equipment and Pharmacists and other Healthcare Professionals recruited to a very high standard.Person requirements:Qualified GPhC-registered Pharmacist.Ideally one year UK-based Community experience but there is also the opportunity for UK-trained, newly-qualified Pharmacists seeking to start their career in a Community Pharmacy setting.UK or Irish citizen or Independent and non-time limited right to work in the UK is required for this post, not requiring employer sponsorship. An excellent standard of written and spoken English The benefits of working with this employer include:- A higher-than-UK salary.- A relocation payment of £10,000 OR provision of six months initial accommodation.- Provision of a Guernsey Housing permit allowing you the freedom to live and work in Guernsey up to the point of permanent residency.- A supportive Management team, with the ability to work autonomously in your own branch.General benefits of working in Guernsey include;- A flat rate 20% income tax.- No Council tax or VAT. No Capital Gains Tax or Inheritance Tax. - At just three miles wide and six miles long, you are never far from the many beautiful beaches. - A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.For an insight into Jarrodean as a Consultancy and for a summary of all current roles visit jarrodean.com If this role is not for you, please remember we offer a generous £500 Bonus for any successful friend or colleague referrals.....Read more...
Provision of Reception Service
Provide a helpful, welcoming, efficient and discrete telephone response to all queries and requests for assistance from patients and other visitors
Advise patients of relevant charges for non-NHS services, accept payment and issue receipts for same
Accept written requests for repeat prescriptions and process such requests in accordance with Practice procedures
Accept samples for dispatch to local laboratory ensuring that they are correctly labelled and are safely and correctly stored until collection/ dispatch
Retrieve and assist in the production of pathology test requests for phlebotomy
Operation of the Practice Telephone System
Ensure that telephone system is operational at the beginning of each day
Respond promptly to, receive and make telephone calls as required, promoting a positive first impression of the Practice
Handle requests for home visits, noting time received and including all relevant information, where necessary referring to the priority doctor
Divert calls and take messages, ensuring accuracy of detail and prompt appropriate delivery of information received on behalf of a member of clinical or managerial staff
Operation of the Practice Appointment System
Efficiently operate appointment systems
Process requests for immediate and future appointments from patients by telephone and in person ensuring sufficient information is recorded to retrieve the correct medical record
Admin Tasks
Alongside telephony reception duties, the post-holder, may be asked to contribute to any of the following:
Perform routine administrative duties as required, e.g. filing, photocopying, ordering and maintaining stationery stocks, opening incoming correspondence and posting Practice correspondence etc.
Produce standard patient letters/emails as per requests from clinical staff
maintaining patients records, undertaking practice audits or complying with its contractual requirements
Training:The succesful apprentice will be allocated with an assessor who will visit them within the workplace once every 6-8 weeks.
In addition, they will attend an online lesson one day per month. Training Outcome:There is potentially a permanent position available for the succesful applicant, on completion of the apprenticeship.Employer Description:Bath Row Medical Practice is currently a group of 3 GP Partners, 10 Salaried GP’s, 3 nurses and a Clinical Pharmacist who, together with an administrative and management support team, aim to provide NHS Primary Health Care Services for patients registered with the Practice.Working Hours :Working hours will be Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm, allocated into four shifts of 7.5 hours and one shift of 7 hours. You will also be required to cover duties for surgeries including occasional Saturdays, on a rota basis.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working....Read more...
Main duties and responsibilities –
Maintaining and monitoring the Practice appointments system
Acting on electronic tasks to book appointments, deliver messages to patients, process electronic referrals etc
Processing personal and telephone requests for appointments, visits and telephone consultations and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional
Processing electronic requests, whether received via Footfall (Practice Website) or email, or by other means
Be able to cover all reception positions as necessary
Answering the telephone and conveying message
Accepting requests for repeat prescriptions, checking regularly both the electronic and paper routes for repeat prescription requests
Sorting the mail and completing
Scanning processes
Processing incoming requests for medical reports, prescriptions or other enquiries and ensuring they are forwarded to the correct staff members for completion
Dealing with requests for test results
Taking details of requests for medical certificates of any kind, insurance forms and any others requested and dealing with them efficiently and promptly
Referring patient suggestions/complaints/comments directly to the Practice Manager for further discussion
Computer data entry/data allocation and collation; processing and recording information in accordance with Practice procedures
Registrations of new patients
Process patients change of address (have knowledge of practice area)
Scanning of mail onto computer system and completing workflow
Processing daily Pathlinks appointments ensuring patients have appointments booked according to instructions given by GPs when results received
Maintaining a basic knowledge of repeat prescriptions so that should it be necessary, you can issue from the computer record in line with Practice policy and protocol
Ensure that the consulting rooms and waiting area are checked at the end of each consulting session and left clean, tidy and secure
Start and End of Day Procedures -
Be able to open up premises at the start of the day, unset alarm and ensure that all equipment such as fax machines, computers, printers and photocopiers are ready and make all necessary preparation to receive patients
Be able to secure premises at end of day, checking all windows, doors are closed, toilets empty, internal lights off, fax is full of paper, all other equipment is off and alarm activated
Training Outcome:Permanent employment at the practice. Employer Description:We are a busy City Doctors surgery, providing services for 8,500 patients.
Our team includes 4 GP Partners, 1 Salaried GP, 2 Nurses with a variety of skills including Sexual Health and Diabetes Management, a Health Care Assistant and a Phlebotomist. We are also pleased to welcome PCN employed colleagues and are joined each week by a Physiotherapist, a Mental Health Nurse, a Clinical Pharmacist and a Physician's Associate.Working Hours :Mondays 8am – 1pm.
Tuesdays 8am – 1pm.
Wednesday 8am – 1pm (1.30pm – 5pm off the job training).
Thursdays 8am – 6pm.
Fridays 8am – 6pm.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Administrative skills,Analytical skills,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience....Read more...
