Pharmacist

Dis-Chem Oncology; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A pharmaceutical care provider in Gauteng is seeking a VALIDATION PHARMACIST to ensure accurate medicine validation for oncology patients. Responsibilities include maintaining error rates below 0.1%, managing daily productivity targets, and implementing weekly feedback. Candidates must have a pharmaceutical qualification and be a registered pharmacist. Oncology experience is a plus. Competitive compensation and professional growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Pharmaceutical qualification and SA Pharmacy Council registration are required.
• Oncology experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure correct medicines are picked for patients as per the dispatch date.
• Prioritise validation of parcels to be dispatched.
• Investigate ways to reduce errors while balancing volume and quality.

Skills

Pharmaceutical qualification

Registered Pharmacist with SA Pharmacy Council

Oncology experience

Unisolv experience

Job description

VALIDATION PHARMACIST – HEAD OFFICE (MIDRAND)

About the Company

Dis-Chem Oncology is a specialised division of the Dis-Chem Group, focused on delivering expert pharmaceutical care to cancer patients across South Africa. We work closely with healthcare providers to ensure safe, personalised access to oncology treatments, supported by efficient service and patient education. Backed by the trusted Dis-Chem brand, our goal is to improve quality of life through compassionate, professional care.

Responsibilities

• To ensure that the correct medicines are picked for the correct patient as per the dispatch date.
• To prioritise the validation of parcels to be dispatched on the day in conjunction with the pickers.
• To investigate ways to reduce errors by focusing on a balance between volume and quality of work.
• Compare all repeat one of six scripts with the original doctor script scanned on Marconi.
• Validate all medicines as per the pharmacy council requirements.
• Keep error rate to be less than 0.1% of total items validated.
• Management of daily productivity targets.
• Daily productivity set at items per day.
• Only validate one order at a time and ensure that the validation desk is free of other parcels and products to minimise the mixing of products and parcels.
• Process cold chain parcel so that the items are not spoilt.
• No fridge parcels to be validated on a Friday or a day preceding a public holiday, unless otherwise instructed.
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• Cold chain items are not to be consolidated into the same bin as ambient stock.
• To ensure that the accurate dosage has been picked by the pickers as per the script requirements.
• To implement weekly feedback.
• To record and submit picker errors weekly.
• Marconi clean‑up of all parcels due for validation on the day to be done daily.
• To ensure zero same day's as a result of a parcel not being validated.
• To sign all script copies validated and checked.
• To make sure that all cold chain items are indicated as such.
• To ensure that the Pre + Post validation fridges are checked and cleared before each day unless according to alternate dispatch date.
• To ensure the dispensary has been locked up and armed daily.

Required Skills

• Pharm qualification.
• Registered Pharmacist with SA Pharmacy Council.
• Oncology experience an advantage.
• Unisolv experience an advantage.
• Required SkillsB.

Contact

Note: Only successful candidates will be contacted. If you have not been contacted within two weeks after closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

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