Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants
AdPha is committed to advocating for the growth of technician and pharmacy assistant roles, as part of efforts to advance Australia’s pharmacy workforce. In 2017, technicians were welcomed as voting members of AdPha and they remain crucial partners in pharmacy care. In 2023, we established a pharmacy technician and assistants working group to help fast-track career development and recognition through ANZCAP and in 2024, members voted to add Technician Director position to the Board. We look forward to introducing Australia's first competency standards for Pharmacy Technicians, with consultation opening on Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants Day 2024.
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- Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants Day
- Your professional community
- A strong voice for your profession, recognition and support
- The Technicians and Assistants Specialty Practice stream
- Career development resources
Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants Day 2024
'Partners in Patient Care' | Tuesday 15 October
Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants are integral to Australia’s hospital pharmacy and broader health care workforce. While roles and responsibilities of technicians and assistants vary from hospital-to-hospital and state-to-state, the focus is the same: delivering precise technical services as an essential part of hospital pharmacy departments focused on patient care.
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I'm proud to support #RxTechDay. Today we celebrate Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants, essential teammates in Australia's hospital pharmacy workforce.
While roles and responsibilities of technicians and assistants vary from hospital-to-hospital and state-to-state, the focus is the same: delivering precise technical services as an integral part of multidisciplinary teams, with the patient at the centre.
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I'm proud to support #RxTechDay! Today we celebrate Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants, essential teammates in Australia's hospital pharmacy workforce.
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Your professional community
AdPha helps you stay connected and informed and gives you opportunities to share and pool your knowledge and views amongst a diverse and experienced professional community through a variety of channels.
- Technicians and Assistants SPG on Communities
- Pharmacy Technician Facebook Discussion Group
- Networking opportunities – both locally and nationally
- Access to AdPha's Jobs Board
- Regular advocacy, events and news updates via AdPha's eNews, Facebook page and Twitter feed
A strong voice for your profession, recognition and support
Drawing on your ideas and expertise, AdPha advocates for the expansion of Pharmacy Technician and Assistant roles and greater support for your services. Earlier this year, AdPha members voted to add a Pharmacy Technician position to the Board of Directors, helping give technicians and assistants an even stronger voice for the profession.
- Released in November 2019, the Standard of Practice for Pharmacy Technicians to support Clinical Pharmacy Services outlines how, with appropriate education, training and competency assessment, pharmacy technicians can undertake a range of ward-based administrative, supply, technical and cognitive activities. The Standard will be incorporated into the revision of the Standards of Practice for Clinical Pharmacy Services.
- AdPha's Tech Role Redesign project is working to entrench and grow technicians and assistants roles to enhance patient outcomes and career development opportunities.
Additionally, AdPha recognises the contribution technicians and assistants make to their profession through AdPha Awards, and provides professional and personal support throughout your career with Wellness at Work Webinar Series, leadership and management workshops and seminars, and a strong alliance with Pharmacist's Support Service.
AdPha Technicians and Assistants Specialty Practice Group
In June 2020 AdPha opened self-enrolment into the Technicians and Assistants Specialty Practice stream. Join technicians, assistants and hospital pharmacists from across the country in shared learning and advocacy for the profession, driving AdPha’s efforts to support pharmacy technician participation and impact across a range of ward-based administrative, supply, technical and cognitive activities.
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Career development resources
Develop and refresh your knowledge with our wide range of online, Branch and national CPD opportunities.
- Aseptic Cytotoxic Preparation Courses
- Technician specific Branch CPD events
- Annual Medicines Management Technician stream
- Pharmacy Technician Training and Courses
- Specialty Practice streams relevant to your practice
- AdPha Standards of Practice for Clinical Pharmacy Services
- Opportunities to publish in AdPha's quarterly journal, Pharmacy GRIT
AdPha resources & webinars
- Webinar: Future-proofing technician qualifications
- NSW Branch Technician CE: Tech of approval – positive impact of a pharmacy technician joining the antimicrobial stewardship team
- NSW Branch Technician CE: Respiratory Diseases and Inhalers
- NSW Branch Technician CE: HIV: What pharmacy technicians need to know
- NSW Branch: Communication and collaboration in the workplace
- NSW Branch: Medication management in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
- Qld Branch: Technician + Expertise = Techpertise
- Qld Branch: Tech-tober: How to get technicians involved in research
- Qld Branch: Tech-tober: Teaching on the run for pharmacy technicians