Vacancies

Pharmacist Assistant | Qualified Post Basic

Function
Pharmacy
Facility
Life Empangeni Private Hospital
Position
Pharmacist Assistant | Qualified Post Basic
Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Pharmacist Assistant: Qualified Post Basic based at Life Empangeni Private Hospital reporting to the Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance, and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards.

Critical Outputs
  • Supplying of medication to the wards and theatre on requisitions and assist with management of all pharmaceuticals within the hospital under supervision of a pharmacist
  • Controlling inventory (ethical and surgical)
  • Assisting in aggressively managing dead stock in the hospital
  • Stock-take, cycle counts and investigation of variances
  • Processing of patient credits
  • Replenishing the emergency cupboard
  • Unpacking ethical and surgical stock, checking expiries and invoices
  • Ensuring that the security protocols are adhered to
  • Maintaining high ethical and professional standards
Requirements
  • Grade 12
  • Qualification as a Post Basic Pharmacist assistant and registration with the Pharmacy Council
  • Relevant clinical knowledge and experience to the critical outputs
  • Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, regulation and challenges
  • Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
  • Pharmaceutical product knowledge
  • Computer proficiency (MS office)
  • Competent in using Unisolve
  • Knowledge of SAP advantageous
Competencies
  • Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
  • Attention to detail
  • Resilience
  • Verbal & written communication skills
  • Influencing skills
  • Building relationships
  • Customer responsiveness
  • Motivating and developing people
  • Organisational awareness
  • Excellence orientation
  • Ethical behaviour
  • Action orientation
Email
Recruitment.Empangeni@lifehealthcare.co.za
Closing date
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.


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