Pharmacist | Sessional

LIFE Healthcare Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in South Africa is seeking a Sessional Pharmacist to manage pharmaceutical services at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital. Responsibilities include ensuring quality service delivery, compliance with healthcare regulations, and effective financial management. The ideal candidate holds a Pharm / Dip.Pharm / B.Sc Pharm, is registered with the South African Pharmacy Council, and possesses relevant clinical knowledge and problem-solving skills. Apply via email by December 11, 2025.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality pharmaceutical services and financial objectives are met.
• Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives.
• Manage cost of sales of pharmaceuticals.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Verbal & written communication skills

Customer responsiveness

Education

Pharm / Dip.Pharm / B.Sc Pharm

Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council

Tools

MS Office

SAP Fiori

Impilo

Job description

Pharmacist (Sessional)

A vacancy exists for a Pharmacist (Sessional) based at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital. The successful candidate will report to Sanrika Naidoo, Pharmacy Manager and 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

Effective medication safety management

• Report 100% of medication incidents 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.

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.

Effective product management

• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.

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.

Requirements

• Pharm / Dip.Pharm / B.Sc 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
• Daily after hours and on-call duties during the week and weekends.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
• Pharmaceutical product knowledge
• Computer proficiency (MS office), SAP Fiori and Impilo

Competencies

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

Email [e-mail]

Closing date Thursday, December 11, 2025

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

Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.

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.