Pharmacist Assistant

LIFE Healthcare Group; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Gauteng is seeking a Pharmacist Assistant: Qualified Post Basic Locum at Life Fourways Hospital. The successful candidate will be responsible for supplying medication, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates must have Grade 12, a Post Basic Pharmacist Assistant qualification, and relevant experience. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential. This position may require late shifts and weekends.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with Mathematics and Life Sciences required.
• Qualified as a Post Basic Pharmacist Assistant with registration.
• Relevant clinical experience and knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Supply medication to wards and theatre under pharmacist supervision.
• Control inventory, manage dead stock, and conduct stock-taking.
• Ensure adherence to security protocols and maintain ethical standards.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Verbal & written communication skills

Customer responsiveness

Resilience

Education

Grade 12 with Mathematics and Life Sciences

Post Basic Pharmacist Assistant qualification

Tools

Unisolve ®

SAP

MS Office

Job description

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 Pamela 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Competencies

• 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

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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.

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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.