Pharmacy Assistant
Provide retail sales assistance and customer service in a pharmacy.
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- What's it like to be a Pharmacy Assistant?
- How to become a Pharmacy Assistant
- Latest Pharmacy Assistant jobs
- Top skills and experience for Pharmacy Assistants
- Is Pharmacy Assistant the right role for you?
- Pharmacy Assistant role reviews
What's it like to be a Pharmacy Assistant?
Pharmacy Assistants sell retail goods to customers in pharmacies. Goods can range from creams, lotions and grooming tools to, cosmetics and perfumes. Pharmacy Assistants help customers to select the right products to meet their needs and assist with the day to day operation of a pharmacy. They usually have a good knowledge of pharmacy products, health and beauty products.
Tasks and duties
- Greeting customers and accepting prescriptions to provide to the Pharmacist.
- Advising customers on retail products and non-prescription medications.
- Requesting extended advice from the Pharmacist when required.
- Teaching customers how to apply and store medicines and products.
- Operating a point-of-sale terminal and EFTPOS terminal.
- Cash handling and preparing invoices or receipts.
- Stock management, including preparing inventories.
- Curating goods for display, stacking shelves and wrapping sold products.
- Promoting items on sale or part of a special offer.
How to become a Pharmacy Assistant
You don’t need formal qualifications to become a Pharmacy Assistant, however a qualification may be viewed favourably by employers.
- 1.Gain on-the-job experience under the guidance of a Senior Pharmacy Assistant or a Pharmacist.
- 2.Consider completing a Certificate II In Community Pharmacy (SIR20116) or a Certificate III in Community Pharmacy (SIR30116) at TAFE or a Registered Training Organisation.
- 3.To broaden your career options once you have gained some experience, consider completing a Certificate IV in Community Pharmacy (SIR40116) which will prepare you to run front-of-house operations and to work as a Senior Pharmacy Assistant.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Pharmacy Assistant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Pharmacy
Stock Replenishment
POS Systems
Cosmetics
Reliability
Payroll
Warehouses
Customer Service
Willingness to Learn
Team Work
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Latest Pharmacy Assistant reviews
5.0Dec 2024
As a pharmacy assistant, I provide support in dispensing medications, managing inventory, and delivering excellent customer service to ensure patient needs are met efficiently and accurately.
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Pharmacy
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeI'm self-employed
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsAs a pharmacy assistant, my role is to support pharmacists in providing efficient and effective service to customers and patients and and assisting in the preparation, packaging, and distribution of ...
The challengesAs a pharmacy assistant, I might encounter aspects of the role that can be challenging or less enjoyable. Some of them are listed below:
1. Repetitive Tasks.
2. Demanding Customers.
3. Pressure and re...
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4.0May 2025
A great experience in every aspect of the job description.
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate III in Community Pharmacy
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsTo become a successful Pharmacy Assistant requires constant learning, a can do attitude, a certain amount of fitness and most importantly compassion and understanding as you are someone that represent...
The challengesThere are customers that will be difficult, that will test you, that will never be satisfied. There are pharmacists that can be very stressed especially when the store is busy but it is understandable...
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