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• Support vaccine logistics and distribution processes to enable COVID-19 vaccines to be integrated into the routine immunization services of the province
• Coordinate communication regarding vaccine management within the province for both public and private sector.
• Facilitate and support provincial vaccine distribution and improve procedures for downstream vaccine demand planning and re-distribution activities
• Conduct ongoing situational analysis to identify gaps within the supply chain system
• Establish and maintain a process for the flow of information regarding vaccine usage, wastage, quantities and distribution so that the management of vaccines becomes more efficient and cost-effective
• Provide supervisory support within the province to ensure efficient logistics planning, distribution, storage and handling.
• Strengthen and improve SVS reporting compliance and accuracy of reporting
• Implement interventions to minimise vaccine wastage, including use of vaccine utilisation reviews
• Implement integrated wastage monitoring tools
• Optimise the policies and management of vaccines and injection safety including ensuring the availability of correct ancillary supplies
  
  

• Coordinate cold chain support activities of partners including training on new equipment and maintenance support
• Support and facilitate training interventions in cold chain management, including in the private sector
• Develop and implement processes and tools to monitor/audit cold chain equipment, performance and capacity
• Continuously monitor available cold chain capacity, identify gaps and design interventions in line with national guidelines
• Facilitate provincial vaccine distribution to ensure cold chain management at all stages

Our client in the independent pharmaceutical, retail industry is looking for the services of a reputable Pharmacist in their Midstream Pharmacy. The incumbent’s portfolio will cover the provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for pat.

Minimum Requirements:

Essential:

· Grade 12 / Matric

· BPharm / equivalent qualification

· Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)

· Min 2- 3 years’ experience in Pharmaceutical Retail

· Computer literate – MS Office

· Unisolv experience

Advantageous:

· Relevant retail/ FMCG experience

· E-scripting experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Follow through on promises made to customers.

· Evaluation of disease conditions and referral to in-store health facilities when necessary.

· Process all paperwork necessary for the Provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting those needs, which shall include, but not be limited to the following functions:

· Evaluation of a patient’s medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety and effectiveness of the therapy.

· Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorised to prescribe medicine.

· Signing off and checking of all prescriptions prepared by an QPB Pharmacist Assistant and/or an Intern.

· Furnishing of information and advice to any person with regard to the use medicine.

· Determining patient compliance with the therapy, and follow-up to ensure that the patient’s medicine-related needs are being met.

· The provision of pharmacist-initiated therapy.

· The compounding, manipulation, preparation or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance, or the supervision thereof.

· The purchasing, acquiring, importing, keeping, possessing, using, releasing, storage, packaging, re-packaging, supplying or selling of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof.

· The application for the registration of a medicine in accordance with the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act.

· The acts specially pertaining to the profession of a pharmacist as prescribed above.

· The formulation of any medicine for the purposes of registration as a medicine.

· The distribution of any medicine or scheduled substance.

· The re-packaging of medicines.

· The promotion of public health.

· Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner and within the legal requirements in accordance with the South African Pharmaceutical Council.

· Capture script details accurately and verify patient’s details on the system.

· Ensure accurate picking / packing / labelling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions.

· Provide accurate instructions to the patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.

· Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.

· Advise and assist patients at the dispensary, and self-medication counter.

· Explain all medical aid costs to patients.

· accurate submission of claims to medical aids.

· Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid.

· Ensure authorization of chronic, HIV and AIDS and oncology medication.

· Maintain customer profiles on the system.

· Merge profiles locally and Vexall should be notified to merge profiles centrally.

· Take note of any messages on the customer profile and take suitable action.

· Assist the Responsible Pharmacist to ensure that all administration functions are carried out correctly and timeously.

· Report on low and/or out of stock levels and stock errors to the Responsible Pharmacist.

· Facilitate stock takes.

· Assist the Responsible Pharmacist to ensure that all stock control processes and are adhered to and that all registers are kept up to date in accordance with legislation.

· Adhere to the Company’s Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.

· Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations.

Competencies:

Essential:

· Strong command of the English language and a second language– Read, write and speak

· Good communication skills, listening

· Basic dosing and important drug interaction

· Customer service/focus

· Supervisor experience, and able to lead by example

· Ability to train other staff members

· Conflict management

· Strong attention to detail

· Sound numerical skills

· Problem-solving

· Team player

· Trustworthy and honest

· Time management

· Able to deal with pressure

· Computer literate – MS Office

Please note that should you not receive feedback within 2 (two) weeks of your application submission, please consider it as unsuccessful.

To accurately and timeously supply medication, according to valid prescriptions from doctors, residents and clients of the Chevrah Kadisha.

• Evaluate prescriptions
• Dispense/compound/supply medication to units/residents/clients
• Check/supervise prescriptions dispensed/compounded by pharmacist assistants
• Liaise with doctors and other medical personnel regarding medication requirements
• Co-ordinate state supplied medication with privately supplied medication
• Medical aid claiming and billing of medication
• Stock receiving
• Stock Control
• Administration/filing
• Record keeping and statistics

• BPharm Degree
• Registration with South African Pharmacy Council
• Computer literacy – Propharm and Excel experience advantageous
• Community and/or Hospital Pharmacy experience

• Discernment
• Calculation
• Accuracy
• Organisation
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Responsibility

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Vaccine Supply Chain Management:
·    Support vaccine logistics and distribution processes to enable COVID-19 vaccines to be integrated into the routine immunization services of the province
·    Coordinate communication regarding vaccine management within the province for both public and private sector.

• Facilitate and support provincial vaccine distribution and improve procedures for downstream vaccine demand planning and re-distribution activities
• Conduct ongoing situational analysis to identify gaps within the supply chain system
• Establish and maintain a process for the flow of information regarding vaccine usage, wastage, quantities and distribution so that the management of vaccines becomes more efficient and cost-effective
• Provide supervisory support within the province to ensure efficient logistics planning, distribution, storage and handling.
• Strengthen and improve SVS reporting compliance and accuracy of reporting
• Implement interventions to minimise vaccine wastage, including use of vaccine utilisation reviews

·    Implement integrated wastage monitoring tools
·    Optimise the policies and management of vaccines and injection safety including ensuring the availability of correct ancillary supplies


Cold Chain Management and Monitoring:

li >Coordinate cold chain support activities of partners including training on new equipment and maintenance support
• Support and facilitate training interventions in cold chain management, including in the private sector
• Develop and implement processes and tools to monitor/audit cold chain equipment, performance and capacity

·    Continuously monitor available cold chain capacity, identify gaps and design interventions in line with national guidelines
·    Facilitate provincial vaccine distribution to ensure cold chain management at all stages
 

• B.Pharm
• Registration as a Pharmacist with South African Pharmacy Council
• Record of continuous development in pharmacy related topics  
• Previous work experience in the Public sector

A vacancy exists for aSenior Pharmacist based atLife The Crompton Hospital , reporting tothe,Pharmacy Manager . The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating the Pharmacy services within the hospital environment to achieve hospital and company strategic objectives.

Function Pharmacy Facility Life The Crompton Hospital Position Senior Pharmacist Introduction

A vacancy exists for aSenior Pharmacist based atLife The Crompton Hospital , reporting tothe,Pharmacy Manager . The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating the Pharmacy services within the hospital environment to achieve hospital and company strategic objectives.

Effective medication risk management

• Report 100% of medication incidents, complete root cause analysis for every incident, develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate
• Complete trends analysis with relevant actions quarterly together with Pharmacy Manager.
• Report 100% of stock alerts relating to ethical stock not available for patient use, complete a root cause analysis, develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly
• Review pharmacy medication process, identify improvement opportunities and implement actions as well as best operating practice related to medication risk management
• Develop an implementation plan for published pharmacy procedures, identify compliance gaps and implement corrective actions from QMS reviews

Effective antimicrobial stewardship and clinical pharmacy services

• Enable pharmacy capacity to reach AMS group targets
• Enable pharmacy capacity for the provision of quality pharmaceutical care.

Effective customer satisfaction management

• Manage the agreed ethical product issuing and replenishment process to achieve customer service levels to wards and theatre
• Participate in company pharmacy customer satisfaction survey annually, identify gaps and implement remedial action

Effective financial and asset management

• Review daily stock cover template to ensure adequate coverage according to target, inform doctors, theatres and wards of alternative products available in supplier out of stock situations
• Review dead stock report and reduce dead stock according to target
• Participate in cycle counts and stock takes, and ensure they are in line with governance, investigate variances and implement corrective actions where necessary
• Manage the improvement of operational efficiencies impacting cost of sales. (e.g. open orders, negative stock)
• Manage pharmacy overheads aligned to the hospital budget.
• Ensure effective item master and stock location maintenance to support accurate billing.
• Manage emergency cupboard utilization

Effective product management

• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget
• Ensure stock is ordered from preferred suppliers according to LHC procurement agreements
• Manage product evaluations and complaints.

Effective people management

• Recruit, retain, motivate and develop staff according to LHC people policies and practices
• Participate in LHC intern and pharmacist assistant training programs
• Provide direction and inspire positive work behavior in the team
• Ensure compliance with LHC WSP requirements
• Ensure all pharmacists are complaint with SAPC CPD requirements
• Manage poor performance, comply with JPM requirements, and ensure succession planning.

• B.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
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
• Pharmaceutical product knowledge
• Computer proficiency (MS office)

• 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

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.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies require the services of a reputable Pharmacist for their Potchefstroom store. Your portfolio will cover the provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting these needs.

Minimum Requirements:

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• BPharm / equivalent qualification
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Min 2- 3 years experience in Pharmaceutical
• 2-3 years retail pharmacy experience ( Student/Intern)
• Computer literate – MS Office

Advantageous:

• Relevant retail/ FMCG experience
• Third additional language
• SAP experience
• E-scripting experience
• Registered tutor
• Unisolv experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting those needs, which shall include, but not be limited to the following functions:
• Evaluation of a patient’s medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety and effectiveness of the therapy
• Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorised to prescribe medicine
• Signing off and checking of all prescriptions prepared by an assistant or an intern and accepting accountability for the correctness thereof as per GPP 2.7.1.2.1.f
• Furnishing of information and advice to any person with regard to the use medicine
• Determining patient compliance with the therapy, and follow-up to ensure that the patient’s medicine-related needs are being met
• The provision of pharmacist-initiated therapy
• The compounding, manipulation, preparation or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance, or the supervision thereof
• The manufacturing of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• The purchasing, acquiring, importing, keeping, possessing, using, releasing, storage, packaging, re-packaging, supplying or selling of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• The application for the registration of a medicine in accordance with the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act
• The acts specially pertaining to the profession of a pharmacist as prescribed above;
• The formulation of any medicine for the purposes of registration as a medicine;
• The distribution of any medicine or scheduled substance;
• The re-packaging of medicines;
• The initiation and conducting of pharmaceutical research and development; and
• The promotion of public health.
• Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner and within the legal requirements in accordance with the South African Pharmaceutical Council.
• Capture script details accurately and verify patient’s details on the system.
• Ensure accurate picking / packing / labelling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions.
• Provide accurate instructions to the patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.
• Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.
• Advise and assist patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter and front-shop.
• Follow up with patients regarding script tracking report as requested by the dispensary manager and follow up appointments.
• Explain all medical aid costs to patients.
• Follow through on promises made to customers.
• Evaluation of disease conditions and referral to in-store health facilities when necessary.
• Process all paperwork necessary for the accurate submission of claims to medical aids.
• Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid.
• Ensure authorization of chronic, HIV and AIDS and oncology medication.
• Maintain customer profiles on the system.
• Merge profiles locally and Vexall should be notified to merge profiles centrally.
• Take note of any messages on the customer profile and take suitable action.
• Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all administration functions are carried out correctly and timeously.
• Report on low - / out of stock levels and stock errors to the dispensary manager.
• Facilitate Bi-annual stock takes.
• Exercise stock, cash and asset control.
• Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all stock control processes and are adhered to and that all registers are kept up to date in accordance with legislation.
• Housekeeping must be in accordance to Dis-Chem standards.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Uniform and personal appearance policy

Competencies:

Essential:

• Strong command of the English language and a second language– Read, write and speak
• Good communication skills, listening

• Basic dosing and important drug interaction
• Customer service/focus
• Supervisor experience, and able to lead by example
• Ability to train other staff members
• Conflict management
• Strong attention to detail
• Sound numerical skills
• Problem-solving
• Team player
• Trustworthy and honest
• Time management
• Able to deal with pressure
• Computer literate – MS Office

Special conditions of employment:

• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council
• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Controlled room temperature, security, limited space, health and safety, risk stock
• Physically fit and able to stand for long periods
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
• South African citizen
• MIE Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market-related salary
• Monthly and annual performance pay
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff

Dis-Chem Pharmacies require the services of a reputable Pharmacist for Tygervalley Centre. Your portfolio will cover the provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs and being accountable for meeting these needs.

Minimum Requirements:

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• BPharm / equivalent qualification
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Min 2- 3 year's experience in Pharmaceutical
• 2-3 years retail pharmacy experience (Student/Intern)
• Computer literate – MS Office

Advantageous:

• Relevant retail/ FMCG experience
• Third additional language
• SAP experience
• E-scripting experience
• Registered tutor
• Unisolv experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting those needs, which shall include, but not be limited to the following functions:
• Evaluation of a patient’s medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety and effectiveness of the therapy
• Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorised to prescribe medicine
• Signing off and checking of all prescriptions prepared by an assistant or an intern and accepting accountability for the correctness thereof as per GPP 2.7.1.2.1.f
• Furnishing of information and advice to any person with regard to the use medicine
• Determining patient compliance with the therapy, and follow-up to ensure that the patient’s medicine-related needs are being met
• The provision of pharmacist-initiated therapy
• The compounding, manipulation, preparation or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance, or the supervision thereof
• The manufacturing of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• The purchasing, acquiring, importing, keeping, possessing, using, releasing, storage, packaging, re-packaging, supplying or selling of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• The application for the registration of a medicine in accordance with the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act
• The acts specially pertaining to the profession of a pharmacist as prescribed above;
• The formulation of any medicine for the purposes of registration as a medicine;
• The distribution of any medicine or scheduled substance;
• The re-packaging of medicines;
• The initiation and conducting of pharmaceutical research and development; and
• The promotion of public health.
• Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner and within the legal requirements in accordance with the South African Pharmaceutical Council.
• Capture script details accurately and verify patient’s details on the system.
• Ensure accurate picking / packing / labelling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions.
• Provide accurate instructions to the patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.
• Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.
• Advise and assist patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter and front-shop.
• Follow up with patients regarding script tracking report as requested by the dispensary manager and follow up appointments.
• Explain all medical aid costs to patients.
• Follow through on promises made to customers.
• Evaluation of disease conditions and referral to in-store health facilities when necessary.
• Process all paperwork necessary for the accurate submission of claims to medical aids.
• Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid.
• Ensure authorization of chronic, HIV and AIDS and oncology medication.
• Maintain customer profiles on the system.
• Merge profiles locally and Vexall should be notified to merge profiles centrally.
• Take note of any messages on the customer profile and take suitable action.
• Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all administration functions are carried out correctly and timeously.
• Report on low - / out of stock levels and stock errors to the dispensary manager.
• Facilitate Bi-annual stock takes.
• Exercise stock, cash and asset control.
• Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all stock control processes and are adhered to and that all registers are kept up to date in accordance with legislation.
• Housekeeping must be in accordance to Dis-Chem standards.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Uniform and personal appearance policy

Competencies:

Essential:

• Strong command of the English language and a second language– Read, write and speak
• Good communication skills, listening

• Basic dosing and important drug interaction
• Customer service/focus
• Supervisor experience, and able to lead by example
• Ability to train other staff members
• Conflict management
• Strong attention to detail
• Sound numerical skills
• Problem-solving
• Team player
• Trustworthy and honest
• Time management
• Able to deal with pressure
• Computer literate – MS Office

Special conditions of employment:

• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council
• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Controlled room temperature, security, limited space, health and safety, risk stock
• Physically fit and able to stand for long periods
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
• South African citizen
• MIE Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market-related salary
• Monthly and annual performance pay
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff