POST 27/285 : PHARMACIST ASSISTANT (POST-BASIC) GRADE 1 TO 3 (X2 POSTS)
SALARY : Grade 1: R275 340 per annum
Grade 2: R318 666 per annum
Grade 3: R343 761 per annum
CENTRE : Lady Michaelis CDC (X1 Post)
Southern Western Sub-structure Office (Atlantis Ecosystem) (X1 Post)
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: As required by the training facility and the
South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) plus Post-Basic Pharmacist Assistant
qualification that allows registration with SAPC as a Pharmacist Assistant
(Post-Basic) or Pharmacist Assistant (Post-Basic) Institutional. Registration
with a professional council: Registration with the SAPC as a Pharmacist
Assistant (Post Basic) (Institutional) or Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic).
Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the SAPC as Pharmacist’s
Assistant (Post-Basic). Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience
as Pharmacist Assistant after registration as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post-
Basic) with the SAPC. Grade 3: A minimum of 13 years’ appropriate experience
as Pharmacist Assistant after registration as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post-
Basic) with the SAPC. Inherent requirement of the job: Valid (Code B/EB)
driver’s licence. Willingness to perform regular after-hours duties. Willingness
to travel between PHC facilities in the SWSS. Competencies
(knowledge/skills): Good computer literacy (MS Office: Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Outlook), JAC, Medsas. Good Interpersonal and
communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team or independently. Ability
to work accurately under pressure and maintain a high standard of
professionalism. Capable of adapting to seamlessly fit into changing working
environments.
DUTIES : Perform the following services or acts under the direct personal supervision of
a pharmacist: Assist with reading and preparation of a prescription, the
selection, manipulation or compounding of the medicine, the labelling and
supply of the medicine in an appropriate container following the interpretation
and evaluation of the prescription by a pharmacist. Assist with the provision of
instructions regarding the correct use of medicine supplied and information to
individuals to promote health. Assist with the distribution, control of and
ordering of medicine and scheduled substances. Assist with the compounding
or manufacturing of a non-sterile or sterile medicine or scheduled substance
according to a formula and standard operating procedures approved. Assist
with general housekeeping and administrative tasks. Support facilities with
managing and expanding chronic medicine access through all differentiated
models of care e.g. home deliveries of chronic medicine.
ENQUIRIES : Ms N Walklett Tel No: (021) 202-0981
NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates
who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements, may also
apply. Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition
that proof of application for registration with the relevant council and proof of
payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are
submitted on or before the day of the interview. This concession is only
applicable on health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in
a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must
apply for change in registration status).