Job Description

Job description

Sherburn Village Pharmacy are looking for a friendly, hardworking and reliable

part-time

Pharmacy Dispenser.

Due to increasing business from the recent closure of other local pharmacy services we need to expand our team. We are a family owned independent pharmacy with a well staffed team who care about our patients and provide quality healthcare to the local community.

Sherburn Village Pharmacy has close links to local GP surgeries. We are a small but busy pharmacy, dispensing 10,000+ items per month and offering a range of NHS and private services, which we encourage our staff to help deliver, alongside the Pharmacist Owner. We have a free delivery service and are located around a 10 minute drive from Durham City Centre.

Your main responsibilities will be to assist with the efficient running of the recently refitted dispensary including handling MDS and will also include counter assistant duties such as assisting patients with prescription and OTC medicines, stock control and assisting the rest of the team with cleaning and maintaining a professional environment.

Pharmacy experience is essential and applicants would ideally have completed an accredited NVQ Level 2/3 (or equivalent) Dispensing Assistant qualification or be currently working towards this. Qualification evidence will need to be supplied at interview. Competence with Analyst PMR system would be ideal but not necessary.

If you have worked in Pharmacy before but not completed a qualification feel free to get in touch as we may have a trainee position in future as well. Please do not apply for this position if you have no previous pharmacy experience.

The right candidate will be a team player with good communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, organised and passionate about helping people. A can-do attitude and a desire to be involved in service delivery or pursuing future training would also be of interest and fully supported.

This part time role around 20 hoursper week working Monday to Friday with no weekends. We would like someone to work ideally Monday-Friday mornings and to be flexible in order to cover sickness and holiday where possible. Our opening hours are 8.45am to 6pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and 8.45am to 5pm on Thursdays. Please advise your ideal working pattern with your application. Salary is competitive and dependent on experience and qualification.

For more information please don't hesitate to get in touch via email. We reserve the right to close this job early depending on the level of applications so we advise candidates to apply as soon as possible. For more information please visit our website https://sherburnpharmacy.com/

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From 12.50 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 20 per week

Additional pay:

Loyalty bonus Yearly bonus
Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday No weekends Overtime
Ability to commute/relocate:

Durham DH6 1DS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Please list your ideal working days and hours. Why are you the right candidate for this role?
Experience:

Pharmacy: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

NVQ2 Pharmacy Dispenser Qualification (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 20/08/2025
Reference ID: Sherburn Pharmacy Dispenser