Community Pharmacy Technician
What the work is
Dispenses and labels patients' prescriptions and scheduled medicines under the supervision of a Community Pharmacist.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Assists Community Pharmacists in dispensing and labelling prescription medication for patients
- Assists Community Pharmacists in conducting medical history for all patients taking scheduled medications
- Assists with labelling Pharmacist Only Medicines under the direction and supervision of a Community Pharmacist
- Provides advice on appropriate health information, medication and other conditions to patients
- Maintains stock of non-prescription and prescription medication
- Prepares medication in dosage administration aids
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in the dispensary of a busy community pharmacy in a fictional suburban shopping centre. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A regular customer tells you the new routine you helped them set up has made their week easier
- The queue clears, every script is right and the shelves are tidy by closing
- You spot something odd on a prescription, ask the pharmacist and it turns out to matter
Hard days
- A long queue, a phone that won't stop and someone who needs their medicine now
- A customer who is upset about a wait or a rule you did not make
- A delivery of the wrong stock, with customers relying on what's missing
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 311331, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.