Fills and labels patients' prescriptions under the supervision of a pharmacist. May record details of, place orders for, take stock of, and store medications and medical supplies and deliver them to patients.

Refers prescriptions to pharmacists and assists in preparing medications.

• Works inside pharmacies.
• Work spaces are generally adequately heated and ventilated.

• Physical demand is light.
• Standing and walking is frequently required within pharmacies to collect medications, bottles and other equipment and to enable the delivery of filled prescriptions to patients.
• May sit when filling out prescriptions, recording details of medicines and for whom the prescription has been prepared.
• Stretching and reaching across is not a significant requirement of the job but may be required to store and collect medications.
• Bending, squatting, crouching or kneeling is not a significant requirement of the job but may be required to store and collect medications.
• Twisting of the body or neck is not a significant component of the job.
• Contact with skin irritants or water may be required as working with a variety of medications, protective clothing and equipments should be utilised where possible.
• Lifting, pulling or carrying is occasionally required but is unlikely to exceed the sedentary demand level.
• Repetitive movements are not a significant component of the job but are likely to be required when filling prescriptions and when operating computers for data entry or keeping written records, writing labels.
• Driving of vehicles is not a significant component of the job.
• Use of hand tools/hand-held objects includes laboratory equipment, writing instruments and computers.
• Mental skills necessary include technical, research, organisational, problem-solving and communication.

A New Zealand Register Level 5 or 6 qualification or at least three years relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 2). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.