Pharmacist Assistant | Qualified Post Basic Locum
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Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Function
Pharmacy
Facility
Life Fourways Hospital
Position
Pharmacist Assistant Qualified Post Basic Locum
Introduction
A vacancy exists for a Pharmacist Assistant: Qualified Post Basic Locum based at Life Fourways Hospital reporting to Pamella Mazibuko Senior Pharmacist. 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
Closing date
Sunday January 25 2026
Internal applicants - Before making an application you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.
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.
Pharmacy
Facility
Life Fourways Hospital
Position
Pharmacist Assistant Qualified Post Basic Locum
Introduction
A vacancy exists for a Pharmacist Assistant: Qualified Post Basic Locum based at Life Fourways Hospital reporting to Pamella Mazibuko Senior Pharmacist. 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.
- Grade 12 with Mathematics and Life Sciences
- 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
- Ability to work late shifts and weekends
- Ability to work in both the hospital and retail pharmacy
- Ability to place orders as per MRP assist with MIR6 queries unrecorded liabilities credits.
- To conduct Quality rounds
- Reporting on emergency cupboard and call out trends
- Preference will be given to applicants who are not be permanently employed anywhere.
- 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
Closing date
Sunday January 25 2026
Internal applicants - Before making an application you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.
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.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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