Participate in dispensing individual prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients, including clinical trials and controlled drugs, meeting legal and ethical requirements and department standards. Develop knowledge and skills of patient counselling to meet required competencies for this activity by the end of the training period. Complete a portfolio by gathering evidence in the workplace ensuring all criteria and standards are met. Develop the skills to check the accuracy of medicines dispensed by other members of staff so that the dispensary error rate is kept low and that prescriptions are dispensed within departmental time standards.