Clinical Practice Pharmacist

LIFE Healthcare Group; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Practice Pharmacist for Life Peglerae Hospital in Polokwane. The successful candidate will ensure quality pharmaceutical services and compliance with regulations while engaging with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal applicants should possess a pharm degree along with at least two years of hospital experience and be registered with the South African Pharmacy Council. This role includes responsibilities like conducting ward rounds, reviewing medications, and participating in antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.

Qualifications

• Pharm is essential, a qualification in a clinical pharmacy skills program would be advantageous.
• A minimum of 2 years hospital experience required.
• Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council as a pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily ward rounds with medical specialists.
• Coordinate antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
• Review prescriptions and monitor patients for effective drug therapy.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Verbal & written communication

Influencing

Education

Pharm degree

Clinical pharmacy skills program

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Clinical Practice Pharmacist based at Life Peglerae Hospital, reporting to the Pharmacy Manager, Sonique van den Berg. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements is achieved to the required standards.

Function Pharmacy Facility Life Peglerae Hospital Position Clinical Practice Pharmacist Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Clinical Practice Pharmacist based at Life Peglerae Hospital, reporting to the Pharmacy Manager, Sonique van den Berg. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements is achieved to the required standards.

Critical Outputs

• Perform daily ward rounds with a multitude of medical specialists
• Coordination of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives, identification of problem areas and implementation of corrective actions
• Active participation within the hospital’s clinical pharmacy team and clinical mentoring of pharmacists and pharmacist interns
• Review prescriptions and monitor patients to ensure effective and safe drug therapy, provide feedback and advice to the healthcare team regarding potential problems
• Collaborate with Antimicrobial Stewardship Champion Doctor, to identify and address inappropriate antimicrobial usage.
• Perform pharmacokinetic calculations and interpretation when required
• Participate in the implementation of and compliance to LHC Quality Management Systems.
• Practice of evidence-based patient care
• Identifying and disseminating clinical evidence to support clinical pharmacy and antimicrobial stewardship interventions, ensuring cost-effective management of patient care
• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
• Build effective working relationships with doctors, allied healthcare professionals, infection prevention and nursing staff
• Drive the delivery of Key Performance Indicators in clinical pharmacy processes and practice, to improve patient safety and outcome
• Preparation for and active participation in internal stakeholder meetings, including presentation of progress and gaps

Requirements

• Pharm is essential, a qualification in a clinical pharmacy skills program would be advantageous
• A minimum of 2 years hospital experience required
• Relevant clinical knowledge and experience in the critical outputs
• Experience within an antimicrobial stewardship team, implementation of antimicrobial stewardship and clinical pharmacy initiatives would be advantageous
• Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council as a pharmacist
• Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, regulation and challenges
• Pharmaceutical product knowledge

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Attention to detail
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Leading my example (Key for Managers)
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)

Email [e-mail] Closing date Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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

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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.