Post- Basic Pharmacy Assistant

Kasha; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare delivery service provider in Johannesburg is seeking a qualified Post-Basic Pharmacy Assistant to support medicine preparation and delivery. The role involves liaising with delivery teams, ensuring patient consent, and maintaining stock control. Ideal candidates will have SAPC registration and 1–3 years’ experience in a healthcare setting. This is an opportunity to innovate how chronic medication is provided to patients in South Africa.

Qualifications

• Registered with SAPC as Post-Basic (PA-PB) — proof required.
• 1–3 years’ experience in a dispensing or primary healthcare setting.
• Experience with CCMDD, ART/NCD dispensing, or PHC pharmacy systems is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, check, label, and seal ART, PrEP, and chronic medication parcels.
• Support dispensing and chronic medicine management under pharmacist supervision.
• Ensure patient consent, delivery details, and POPIA compliance are correct.
• Liaise with Kasha’s delivery team to ensure smooth dispatch and reconciliation.
• Maintain accurate stock control and uphold pharmacy regulations.

Skills

Computer literacy

Strong communication skills

Education

Post-Basic Pharmacy Assistant qualification

Job description

About Kasha

Kasha will disrupt the way that people in emerging markets get the health products they need by turning global health supply chains upside down. We are on our way to becoming Africa’s leading platform for last-mile access to health products and services used by enterprises, consumers, resellers, and health facilities. Kasha focuses on the lower‑income mass market population, selling health and household goods and delivering those products to the last mile through our Kasha Agents and logistics networks. Customers can order using an omnichannel mobile platform that is built to be highly accessible around the country, reaching even typically offline customers via our digital channels. Kasha also works with manufacturers and global health organizations, operating as a service channel for visibility on distribution, performance data, consumer insights, and last‑mile access. Kasha was founded in July 2016 in Rwanda, and operates in East, South, Central, and West Africa. You can learn more about us at Kasha Global Inc.

About the Role

Witkoppen Clinic, in partnership with Kasha South Africa, is launching a pioneering tech‑enabled medicine delivery pilot that brings chronic medicines directly to patients’ homes — safely, privately, and in line with SAPC and POPIA requirements. We are seeking a qualified Post‑Basic Pharmacy Assistant to support medicine preparation, dispensing support, and coordination of delivery batches through Kasha’s digital platform.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Prepare, check, label, and seal ART, PrEP, and chronic medication parcels.
• Support dispensing and chronic medicine management under pharmacist supervision.
• Ensure patient consent, delivery details, and POPIA compliance are correct.
• Liaise with Kasha’s delivery team to ensure smooth dispatch and reconciliation.
• Maintain accurate stock control and uphold pharmacy regulations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Post‑Basic Pharmacy Assistant qualification.
• Registered with SAPC as Post‑Basic (PA‑PB) — proof required.
• 1–3 years’ experience in a dispensing or primary healthcare setting.
• Experience with CCMDD, ART/NCD dispensing, or PHC pharmacy systems is an advantage.
• Computer literacy and strong communication skills.

Why Join This Pilot

• Help shape a new model for how South Africans receive chronic medication.
• Be part of an innovation that improves patient access, adherence, and dignity.
• Work with forward‑thinking teams at Witkoppen and Kasha.