Looking to rise in your role as a pharmaceutical professional? Get ahead and into a role as a pharmacy technician with this Level 5 Certificate.

Level up in this short programme and get into a pharmacy technician career. Develop your existing skills in pharmacology, promote wellness, assist people in preventing illness while providing patient care, Get practical experience in our purpose-built dispensary lab and during your work placement. Graduate with a stronger understanding of physiology and treatments while gaining skills that can really elevate your career.

 

What you study

Pharmacy technicians with advanced Level 5 qualifications gain an advanced set of dispensing skills, including the science and art of pharmaceutical compounding. This programme will cover the following subjects:

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Pharmacology and drug therapy
• Compounding
• Pharmacy Inventory

 

You will also complete 160 hours of work placement at the end of the programme in a local pharmacy environment.

 

Career opportunities

• Senior dispensary technician
• Compounding technician
• Pharmacy team leader
• Pharmacy technician