Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SIRCIND002 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Support the supply of Pharmacy Medicines and Pharmacist Only Medicines
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | SIRCIND002 - Support the supply of Pharmacy Medicines and Pharmacist Only Medicines |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to source and use information on regulatory information and pharmacy compliance procedures so that requirements can be followed throughout customer transactions involving the supply of Pharmacy Medicines (S2) and Pharmacist Only Medicines (S3). Requests for therapeutic advice or the supply of Pharmacist Only Medicines (S3) must be referred to the pharmacist.This unit underpins effective performance for pharmacy or dispensary assistant roles in a community pharmacy. When supplying Pharmacy Medicines (S2) and Pharmacist Only Medicines (S3) they work under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.This unit incorporates the requirement for pharmacy and dispensary 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 supply 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 designated front of pharmacy and dispensary areas. This can be: an industry workplace a simulated industry environment. Assessment must ensure use of: information technology hardware and software online information systems current guidelines, directives and standards, issued by government regulators or industry groups covering scheduling requirements and related legal compliance issues current Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP) and amendments or plain English guidelines organisational procedures for supplying Pharmacy Medicines (S2) and Pharmacist Only Medicines (S3) and products. 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 | Working in Industry |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Source and use information on compliance requirements for supplying scheduled medicines. |
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Element: Establish requirements for product locations. |
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Element: Determine requirements for assessing customer needs. |
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Element: Identify role in supply of scheduled medicines. |
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