Pharmacy Manager

LIFE Healthcare Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in South Africa is looking for a Pharmacy Manager to lead pharmacy services at Life Robinson Private Hospital. Candidates should possess a B.Pharm and relevant private hospital experience. As a Pharmacy Manager, you will oversee medication safety, financial management, and staff development. This position requires strong leadership and communication skills, a commitment to quality service, and the ability to inspire a team. The closing date for applications is February 2, 2026.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the South African Pharmacy Council.
• Relevant private hospital experience.
• Understanding of relevant legislation within a hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage pharmacy services within the hospital.
• Ensure compliance with legal and professional standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in pharmacy service delivery.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

B.Pharm / Dip.Pharm

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

A vacancy exists for a Pharmacy Manager based at Life Robinson Private Hospital, reporting to Hospital Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing, coordinating, monitoring, and driving improvement in the provision of a customer focused professional pharmacy service within the Hospital, in line with hospital and company strategic objectives.

Critical Outputs

Effective governance and medication risk management

• Implement Pharmacy best operating practice related to medication safety management;
• Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards.

Effective quality management

• Drive enhanced performance in the Antimicrobial Stewardship and Clinical Pharmacy Programs in the hospital;
• Drive optimised implementation of and compliance to the LHC quality management system;
• Achieve required customer service levels, and drive continuous improvement.

Effective financial and asset management

• Achieve hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy;
• Actively manage the cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget;
• Implement LHC pharmaceutical product conversions and cost efficiency opportunities;
• Identify and implement initiatives to enhance cost effective care provision with optimal patient outcomes;
• Build effective working relationships with doctors and the multifunctional hospital team;
• Drive identified growth, sustainability and process efficiency initiatives;
• Achieve stock management targets.

Effective people management

• Demonstrate visible leadership aligned to the company values, operating model and strategy;
• Recruit, retain, motivate and develop pharmacy staff;
• Manage optimal performance of pharmacy staff to ensure delivery of critical outputs;
• Provide direction and inspire positive work behaviour in the team.

Requirements

• B.Pharm / Dip.Pharm, and current registration with the South African Pharmacy Council>
• Relevant private hospital experience
• Understanding of relevant legislation, operating structures and relationships within a hospital environment
• Proven leadership and people management experience
• Computer proficiency (MS office)

Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Leading by example
• Problem solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience, drive and energy
• Engaging diversity
• Influencing skills
• Business insight
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Building relationships and networking
• Customer responsiveness
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Assertiveness
• Motivating and developing people

Email: [e-mail]

Closing date: Monday, February 2, 2026

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

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.