Dispensary Assistant
Prepare medications and support the day to day operations of a pharmacy
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- What's it like to be a Dispensary Assistant?
- How to become a Dispensary Assistant
- Latest Dispensary Assistant jobs
- Top skills and experience for Dispensary Assistants
- Is Dispensary Assistant the right role for you?
- Dispensary Assistant role reviews
What's it like to be a Dispensary Assistant?
Dispensary Assistants assist Pharmacists with preparing medications for customers, advising customers on safe and effective use of medicines, and supporting the running of the pharmacy. Dispensary Assistants work under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist to ensure medicines are dispensed legally and safely.
Tasks and duties
- Preparing medications for customers.
- If supplying hospitals, filling stock orders for delivery.
- Creating medicinal compounds.
- Referring complex prescriptions and compounding requests to Pharmacists.
- Attaching dispensation and cautionary labels to medicines.
- Entering customer or patient details into computer for records and labels.
- Carrying out customer service duties, including answering questions, giving advice on products and educating about common health conditions.
- Operating a point-of-sale terminal and EFTPOS machine.
- Cash handling.
- Managing stock inventory.
How to become a Dispensary Assistant
You don’t need formal qualifications to work as a Dispensary Assistant, but they may be advantageous when seeking employment.
- Gain on-the-job experience under the guidance of a Pharmacist or Senior Dispensary Assistant.
- Consider completing a Certificate II In Community Pharmacy (SIR20116) at TAFE.
- Earn a Certificate III in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support (HLT37115) in order to provide general dispensation support in pharmacies, as well as training to be able to provide service to hospital business partners.
- While you work as a Dispensary Assistant you can also consider training to be a Pharmacist in the longer term by completing a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Dispensary Assistant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Pharmacy
Dispensing
Stock Control
Webster Packing
Pharmacy Services
Medicine
Customer Service
Processing Pbs Claims
Patient Care
Infectious Diseases
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Latest Dispensary Assistant reviews
Apr 2025
Mini Factory Labourer With consideration of work-life balance.
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate IV in Community Pharmacy Dispensary
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsIt is very important that you are autonomous, this your are self sufficient for the tasks given, & not be afraid to take extra tasks that are given by seniors in the general clean up duties. With a gi...
The challengesIt may that it's very repetitive in nature, & you are required with very high precision in carrying out your job.
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Nov 2024
I loved it, the fast pace, the challenge, everything
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate IV in Community Pharmacy Dispensary
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationRetail & Consumer Products
The good thingsI loved working in dispensary, it was never the same old same old. It was challenging but also constant.
The challengesReally the only thing I struggled with was standing on my feet for 8 hours a day in one spot
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