Pharmacist Assistant

Mediclinic; Newcastle; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic is a private healthcare group providing pharmaceutical care across inpatient and public settings. This role supports a comprehensive professional and cost-effective pharmaceutical service within hospital operations in KwaZulu-Natal.

The successful candidate will assist in ensuring medicine availability, accurate dispensing, and efficient stock management, while applying antimicrobial stewardship and complying with current legislation and formularies.

Qualifications

• Essential education: Pharmacist Assistant Post Basic Certificate.
• Desired education: N/A

Responsibilities

• Ensure the availability of medicines and scheduled substances to stores and the public.
• Ensure accurate dispensing.
• Ensure efficient stock holding of medicines and scheduled substances.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy and antimicrobial

Computer literacy

Healthcare legislation

Ethical product knowledge

Financial management

Medical Aid scheme knowledge

Pharmacy systems

Stock management

Education

Pharmacist Assistant Post Basic Certificate

Tools

UNISOLVE

AS400

Job description

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates.

The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To assist in providing a comprehensive professional and cost effective pharmaceutical service to in-patients and the public

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Ensure the availability of medicines and scheduled substances to stores and the public
• Ensure accurate dispensing
• Ensure efficient stock holding of medicines and scheduled substances

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Pharmacist Assistant Post Basic Certificate

DESIRED EDUCATION: N/A

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Essential minimum experience: None

Desired experience: 1-3 years private hospital pharmacy

• Clinical pharmacy, including antimicrobial stewardship
• Stock management and distribution

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Clinical pharmacy and antimicrobial stewardship
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Current pharmacy and related healthcare industry challenges
• Current relevant legislation e.g. Medicines and Related Substances Control Act
• Ethical product knowledge
• Financial management
• Medical Aid Scheme benefits; regulations and formularies
• Pharmacy systems (e.g. UNISOLVE; AS400)