Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SIRCDIS003 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Assist in dispensing prescriptions
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | SIRCDIS003 - Assist in dispensing prescriptions |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assist pharmacists with the preparation of prescription medicines. It requires the ability to check patient and prescription details; operate a computerised dispensing system; and select, label and despatch medicines from the dispensary after a pharmacist has checked all details.This unit applies to dispensary assistants working in community pharmacies. When dispensing prescribed medications they work under the direct supervision of a pharmacist and their role is limited to those dispensing functions that do not require them to exercise professional pharmaceutical judgement or discretion.This unit incorporates the requirement for pharmacy assistants to comply with federal, state and territory law and Pharmacy Board of Australia Guidelines for supplying scheduled Pharmacy Medicines (S2) and Pharmacist Only Medicines (S3). At the time of publication, they are not, however, required to hold an occupational licence or to be certified as competent in this unit to dispense scheduled medicines. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Skills must be demonstrated in a pharmacy with a designated operational dispensary area. This must be in an industry workplace, which meets Pharmacy Board of Australia and relevant industry standards for dispensary operations. Assessment must ensure use of: information technology hardware and software dispensary software currently used by the community pharmacy industry pharmacy storage locations, shelf facings and signage for dispensary medicines a diverse commercial product range of medicines a diverse range of real or fictitious, valid and fully completed prescription types: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS): authority concession general private Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) cautionary and advisory medicine labels pharmacy medicine labels to insert customer details and directions for use current guidelines, directives and standards, issued by government regulators or industry groups, for dispensing prescription medicines to include: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Professional Practice Standards – provisions relevant to dispensing Pharmacy Board of Australia Guidelines for Dispensing of Medicines organisational procedures for dispensing prescription medicines customers with whom the individual can interact pharmacists with whom the individual can interact. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors, and: have worked in the pharmacy sector for at least two years. |
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Competency Field | Dispensary |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Check prescription details. |
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Element: Record prescription information. |
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Element: Select and label prescribed medications. |
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Element: Assemble prescribed medications and finalise documentation. |
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