Pharmacy Technicians are responsible for preparing, supplying and distributing medicines prescribed for patients. They are always supervised by a registered pharmacist. This job is also related with other duties like ensuring sufficient medicine stock in hospitals, correcting prescription information, measuring medicines, dealing with people about prescriptions, and quality control processes. They can work in high street pharmacies, nursing homes, hospitals, among others.

A Pharmacy Technician usually performs many of the following tasks:
• Ordering new medicine stock.
• Measuring ingredients.
• Selecting suitable elements for prescriptions.
• Creating labels for medicines.
• Ensuring prescriptions are accurate and legal.

• Having competent math abilities.
• Being able to clearly explain information.
• Being able to manage confidential issues.
• Having interest in medicine and science.
• Having good communication skills.
• Having competent IT abilities.
• Being able to work under strict guidelines.
• Having interpersonal abilities.
• Having teamwork skills.
• Having high attention to details.

There are no specific qualifications for Pharmacy Technician jobs. Some employers require four GCSE’s (A
*-C), including a Science subject, Math, and English as a minimum. Training for this area is obtained through experience in community pharmacies and hospitals. Jobs under supervision of a pharmacist and part time courses allow obtaining a NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services.

There are special programs for training including apprenticeships and advanced apprenticeships with an employer.