Allied health assistant , Health Support Services
Priceline Pharmacy

Priceline Pharmacy has opportunities to learn about health and pharmacy via SWL and Work Experience. Priceline pharmacy in Darlot St promotes health, wellbeing and supports community initiatives. At the Priceline Pharmacy in Horsham you can learn about supporting customers with their health needs via a range of services including:
- Health support and advice with individual consultations,
- Immunisations from Whooping cough vaccines to travel vaccines.
- Free health checks,
- Medication advice and script dispersal, webster packs, delivery of medications, stock control of medications
- Medical certificates for people unable to attend work due to illness,
- Customer services and support
- Beauty products and advice,
- Provision of health resources such as medications, bandages.

Skills You Might Learn

Students will attain skills in:
- utilising confidentiality principles and behaviours
- customer service
- stock control
- awareness of different classes of medications
- webster pack protocols
- CPAP set up and cleaning and maintenance in accordance with infection control measures (if at Madden St Priceline)
- Awareness of immunisation procedures
- Maintaining a hygienically and clean environment.
- protocols when delivering medications
- team work
- communication skills
- use of technology in the pharmacy setting
- active listening to customer queries

Typical Tasks & Duties

Students will gain valuable insight into the health industry by attending placement at Priceline Pharmacy.
Students may be involved in a range of tasks such as:
- Observation of pharmacists conducting medical procedures,
- Observation and support of staff in responding to client queries
- Observation and support of medical stock control
- Observation and support in stock control, creating webster packs, delivery of medications to the community
- Responding to queries
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment and utilise appropriate infection control measures,
- Supporting the Priceline Team
If working at Madden St Priceline - students will be involved in observation and support of staff conducting Sleep Apnoea consults.
Students will also be involved in practicing infection control measures when cleaning and maintaining CPAP equipment.
Students may also be involved in Stock Control and customer service.

Student Requirements

Students are required to follow all confidentiality principles and hygienic practices while at Priceline Pharmacy.
Students must be physically fit enough to stand on their feet all day.
Students to demonstrate respectful behaviour to team members and customers
Students to bring pen and paper for note-taking of instructions.
Students must leave phone on silent or off in bag in staffroom.
Students to follow instructions closely and use effective communication.
Students to report to the supervisor if they are unsure about a situation or instruction.
Students

Dress Requirements

Students must wear closed toed, comfortable shoes (as they will be on their feet for the day)
Students are to wear black pants and a neat top (a Priceline shirt will be made available to those at Darlot St Priceline Pharmacy.
Students to have hair neatly tied back, be well presented according to Pharmacy standards.
Jewellery should be minimal. Students to be clean and hygienic for placement.

Special Transport Requirements

Students to make their own way to placement.
There is some public transport within Horsham that students can access.

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• HLT23215 - Certificate II in Health Support Services