pharmacy assistant

pharmacy assistant

A person in the UK who has an National Vocational Qualification Level (NVQ) 2 in Pharmacy Services, and works alongside a pharmacy technician and under the supervision of a registered pharmacist in hospital and community settings.
Pharmacy assistants have a range of roles and responsibilities and thus different job titles will apply. In the community sector these will include dispenser, dispensing assistant, pharmacy assistant and healthcare assistant. Within the hospital sector the titles pharmacy assistant and assistant technical officer are more commonly used.