Pharmacy Assistant/Dispensary Technician

Pharmacy Assistant / Dispensary Technician — Gilgandra Pharmacy

Gilgandra Pharmacy is a busy, well-respected community pharmacy, which strives to provide a high level of professional care to patients in the Gilgandra area.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with people, has an eye for detail and works well in team to join us in a varied role across both the dispensary and front of shop.

About the role

This is a permanent part time position of 30 hours per week, including two Saturdays per month.

The role is split across two sides of the pharmacy. You will be rostered between the dispensary and front of shop across the week, working closely with our pharmacists in both.

Key responsibilities

In the dispensary, you will:

• Enter and process prescriptions, generate labels and prepare medicines for pharmacist checking

• Manage dispensary stock — ordering, receipting, rotation, expiry checks and returns

• Handle prescription filing, repeats, deferred scripts and owing scripts

• Assist in preparation of dose administration aids as required

Front of shop, you will:

• Deliver warm, professional customer service at the counter and on the floor

• Assist customers with over-the-counter enquiries, referring to the pharmacist where required

• Handle merchandising, retail stock and store presentation

• Complete local deliveries to homes, aged care and residential facilities

Selection Criteria:

• A warm, professional manner and excellent people skills

• Reliability, discretion and genuine respect for patient confidentiality

• Previous experience working in pharmacy

• Strong attention to detail

• Current NSW driver's licence and confidence driving locally for deliveries

• Ability to work in a small team and use initiative when it gets busy

• Availability to work two Saturdays per month

• Completion of S2/S3 pharmacy assistant training, or equivalent (preferred)

• Certificate III in Community Pharmacy, or Certificate IV with a dispensary focus (preferred)

• Experience with dispensary software (eg Minfos, Webstercare) (preferred)

Benefits

• Permanent part time hours with a consistent, predictable roster

• Real variety — you will not spend every shift doing the same thing

• Work with a friendly and supportive team