Pharmacy Staff. 3.5.1. Pharmacists may delegate the responsibility for supervision of methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone to appropriately trained staff. However, the pharmacist will remain accountable for supervised consumption and must always be in a position to intervene immediately where necessary. Staff undertaking supervision should be trained pharmacy technicians or healthcare assistants who have also undergone local training in pharmaceutical harm reduction. As a minimum requirement, any staff member involved in supervised consumption must be over 18 years of age and have completed medicine counter assistant training.
Pharmacy Staff. 4.6.1 ‘The pharmacist who is responsible for the service’ may nominate appropriately trained pharmacy staff to co-ordinate the day to day running of the needle exchange, such as ordering stock, conducting needle exchange transactions and recording needle exchange activity. ‘The pharmacist who is responsible for the service’ will ensure that pharmacy staff training criteria are in accordance with item 4.6 below. All Delegated Pharmacy Staff involved in the needle exchange scheme must be adequately trained to do so and named on the pharmacy’s SLA.
Pharmacy Staff. Pharmacist means a person who is registered as a practicing pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act 1964 and with the Pharmacy Board of Australia/AHPRA. Pharmacy Assistant Grade 1 - means a Caregiver appointed as such who is engaged in drug distribution duties, hospital pharmacy production and dispensing activities under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist and/or Pharmacy Technician. Pharmacy Assistant Grade 2 - means a Caregiver appointed as such who is engaged in drug distribution duties, hospital pharmacy production and dispensing activities under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist and/or Pharmacy Technician, and who holds a qualification in a relevant field recognised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia or up to the level of Certificate III in Community Pharmacy issued by a Registered Training Organisation or has qualifications deemed by the Employer to be equivalent. Pharmacy Technician Grade 1 - means a Caregiver appointed to such a position and who has successfully completed a qualification in a relevant field recognised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia or up to the level of Certificate III issued by a Registered Training Organisation in Hospital and Community Pharmacy or has qualifications deemed by the Employer to be equivalent. Pharmacy Technician-Grade 2 - means a Caregiver who is appointed to such a position and who has successfully completed a nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician Certificate Course at Certificate Level IV or has qualifications deemed by the Employer to be equivalent. A Caregiver at this grade under the supervision of a Pharmacist and/or a more senior Pharmacy Technician.
