Locum Pharmacist

Life Healthcare; Knysna; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Locum Pharmacist for their facility in Knysna. The role involves ensuring medication safety, providing clinical pharmacy services, and managing financial and operational efficiencies. Candidates should hold a Pharm degree, be registered with the South African Pharmacy Council, and possess strong skills in problem-solving and communication. This position offers a flexible work schedule and requires compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical knowledge and experience related to critical outputs.
• Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, and challenges.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation and products.

Responsibilities

• Report all medication-related adverse events and implement remedial actions.
• Ensure continuity of clinical pharmacy services.
• Participate in hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Customer responsiveness

Verbal & written communication skills

Organisational awareness

Excellence orientation

Education

Pharm / Pharm

Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council

Tools

MS office

Job description

Function Pharmacy Facility Position Locum Pharmacist Introduction

A vacancy exists for a temporary / locum Pharmacistwithin Life Knysna Private Hospital, reporting to the Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will be expected to work flexiblyto support the provision of high- qualitypharmaceutical services andcontribute to the safe and efficient supply of medicines and meet thefinancial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements of the Company.

Critical Outputs

Effective medication safety management

• Report 100% of medication-related adverse events and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate.
• Report 100% of pharmacy alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly.
• Drive 100% reporting of adverse drug reactions
• Comply with all legal, professional, and procedural requirements during the dispensing process.

Effective clinical pharmacy services

• Assist in driving a reduction in inappropriate antimicrobial utilization
• Ensure pharmaceutical care is provided and continuity of clinical pharmacy services where appropriate.

Effective quality management systems

• Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems.
• Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards.
• Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and wards.
• Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives.

Effective financial management

• Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.
• Assist with the improvement of operational efficiencies impacting cost of sales.

Effective product management

• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
• Build effective working relationships with doctors.

Effective asset management

• Participate in achieving stock targets.
• Achieve optimal system utilisation.

Effective people management

• Participate in Pharmacist Intern and Pharmacist Assistant programmes as appropriate.
• Provide direction and inspire positive work behavior in the team

Requirements

• Pharm / / Pharm
• Relevant clinical knowledge and experience to the critical outputs
• Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council
• Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, regulation and challenges
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
• Pharmaceutical product knowledge
• Computer proficiency (MS office)

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Motivating and developing people
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication skills
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Action orientation