612 Pharmacist jobs in South Africa

Pharmacist (Permanent, Full-Time)

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Pharmacist to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis in South Africa. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in dispensing medications, providing expert drug information, and ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceuticals while delivering exceptional patient care.

• Accurately dispense medications in compliance with South African legal and ethical standards.
• Review and interpret prescriptions to verify appropriate dosages and identify potential drug interactions.
• Provide patient counseling on medication use, side effects, and storage requirements.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to develop and optimize patient treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate, confidential patient records in line with regulatory requirements.
• Monitor drug therapies for efficacy and adverse reactions, adjusting as necessary.
• Promote medication adherence through patient education and support.
• Manage inventory, including ordering and stocking medications and supplies.
• Stay informed on new pharmaceuticals, therapeutic guidelines, and South African pharmacy regulations.
• Deliver outstanding customer service, addressing patient queries and concerns promptly.

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree from a recognized South African institution or equivalent qualification registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC).
• Active registration as a Pharmacist with the SAPC.
• Completion of community service as required by the South African Department of Health.
• 1-2 years of experience as a practicing Pharmacist (preferred but not essential).
• In-depth knowledge of pharmaceuticals, drug therapy, and South African pharmacy laws and regulations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with patients and healthcare teams.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to perform accurately in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficiency in pharmacy software and computer systems commonly used in South African pharmacies.

• Competitive salary aligned with South African market standards.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical aid, dental, and vision coverage.
• Pension fund with employer contributions.
• Generous paid time off, including public holidays as per South African regulations.
• Opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD) and training.
• Career growth within our expanding organization.

If you are a passionate Pharmacist committed to improving patient outcomes, we invite you to apply for this rewarding opportunity with Water Tower Group. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare services to our South African community. Apply now by submitting your CV and cover letter.

Job title: Pharmacist

5 Old Rough Lane, Liverpool L33 6XE

Competitive

Monday to Friday 9-6 (Some flexibility available)

Rowlands Pharmacy is seeking a talented and experienced pharmacist to join our team in the Northwood store. As a reputable and community-oriented pharmacy chain, we are committed to providing the highest standard of care to our patients. If you are passionate about improving the well-being of individuals in your community and eager to work in a collaborative and supportive environment, we want to hear from you.

Currently dispensing around 13,000 items per month, this is a relatively BUSY branch. The branch also utilises Medipac robotic distribution technology, which frees up your time to focus on patient care.

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing to 32 days with length of service)
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• GPhC fees paid
• Performance related bonus of up to £5000 per year
• Company pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Market leading employee discounts including major retailers

• Dispense prescription medications accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with all legal and ethical guidelines
• Provide medication counselling and support to patients, addressing questions and concerns
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to optimize patient care
• Conduct medication reviews and ensure safe medication management
• Maintain accurate patient records and manage inventory
• Provide immunization services where applicable
• Offer advice on over-the-counter medications and healthcare products
• Participate in health promotion and public health initiatives

• Registered Pharmacist with the GPhC
• Proven experience in a pharmacy setting
• Strong commitment to patient care and safety
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
• Up-to-date knowledge of pharmaceutical products and healthcare trends
• A flexible and positive approach to problem-solving

Rowlands Pharmacy
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Contact: Karl Rowlands
Email:

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UniCare is seeking to appoint Pharmacists who are passionate about customer service. The roles will be based at UniCare 24-hour Pharmacy in Bassonia and will report to the Dispensary Manager.

UniCare is seeking Pharmacists who are passionate about customer service. The roles will be based at UniCare 24-hour Pharmacy in Bassonia and will report to the Dispensary Manager.

• To provide high standards of pharmaceutical care, accurate and safe dispensing, including generic substitution, and the provision of advice in accordance with the UniCare way of working, good pharmacy practice and within the legal scope of practice as outlined by the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC).
• To efficiently execute all operational activities of the dispensary, including safe and responsible stock management, shrinkage, general housekeeping and administration in line with merchandising, SAPC regulations and company standards.
• To ensure competent and motivated employees by overseeing training and development of Pharmacist Assistants and Pharmacist Interns in line with SAPC requirements when required.
• To build and maintain sound working relationships with relevant stakeholders
• To ensure integration and partnership with the clinic and healthcare departments resulting in a full offering to customers regarding their healthcare needs
• To support the Group’s vision to be the customer’s first choice health and beauty retailer by living and driving the company values.

• B Pharm Degree
• 2 Years Experience after Community Service

• SAPC and relevant legal knowledge
• Customer service orientated
• Effective patient care
• Professional counselling
• Integrity
• Ethical working practice and compliance
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Tutorship and Coaching
• Team Player
• Adhering to Principles and Values
• Working with People
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Following instructions and Procedures
• Relating and Networking
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks

We are recruiting multiple positions as per the below working times:

Daily: 7am – 11pm (shifts as per roster)

Daily: 11pm -7am daily (as per roster)

• Not Applicable

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider

• Retail and Retail Pharmacies

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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Closing date: 01/10/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Yolande Andre
Reference number: 63739
Workplace Type:On-site
Permanent

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

To ensure a comprehensive, professional and cost effective pharmaceutical service to in-hospital patients and the public

Ensure the availability of medicines and scheduled substances to stores and the public

Ensure efficient stock holding of medicines and scheduled substances

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: B Pharm / B Sc Pharm / Dip Pharm

DESIRED EDUCATION: None

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: None

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: 1-3 years experience in a hospital pharmacy Stock management and distribution

• Ethical and surgical product knowledge
• Relevant Pharmacy legislation (e.g. Pharmacy Act; Good pharmacy practice; Medicine Control Act 101 of 1965)
• Clinical pharmacy and antimicrobial stewardship
• Medical aid benefits regulations and formularies
• Knowledge and experience working with relevant pharmacy systems (e.g. UNISOLV; AS400)
• Ethical stock control practices and principles

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

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Mediclinic Vergelegen| Somerset West | South Africa

Closing date: 01/10/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Yolande Andre
Reference number: 63739
Workplace Type: On-site
Permanent

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

To ensure a comprehensive, professional and cost effective pharmaceutical service to in-hospital patients and the public

• Ensure the availability of medicines and scheduled substances to stores and the public
• Ensure accurate dispensing
• Ensure efficient stock holding of medicines and scheduled substances

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: B Pharm / B Sc Pharm / Dip Pharm

DESIRED EDUCATION: None

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: None

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: 1-3 years experience in a hospital pharmacy Stock management and distribution

• Financial management
• Ethical and surgical product knowledge
• Relevant Pharmacy legislation (e.g. Pharmacy Act; Good pharmacy practice; Medicine Control Act 101 of 1965)
• Clinical pharmacy and antimicrobial stewardship
• Medical aid benefits regulations and formularies
• Knowledge and experience working with relevant pharmacy systems (e.g. UNISOLV; AS400)
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Ethical stock control practices and principles

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

A full time pharmacist required for a pharmacy in Pietermartizburg. Must have some experience in private sector Retail or Hospital setting. Willing to work overtime, weekends and be on call.

Propharm experience preferable. Gross salary 35k - 40k based on experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: R35 000,00 - R40 000,00 per month

Education:

• Bachelors (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Support the Responsible Pharmacist in the Dispensary to meet customer excellence.

**ABLE TO WORK SHIFTS, AS IT IS A AFTER HOURS PHARMACY**

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Dispense, counsel and assist customers with required medication
• Order dispensary stock
• Ensure that the dispensary is kept in a neat and orderly fashion, including all pill files, medicine bottles, labeling, packaging etc. are packed away neatly
• Process PEGP scripts, ordering stock, ensuring all the paperwork is in order and are invoiced accordingly

REQUIREMENTS

• Retail Pharmacist experience on Unisolv
• Sales driven
• Strong Leadership qualities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Team player
• Three years or more experience at a dispensary in retail pharmacy
• Friendly and customer orientated.
• Ability to function well under pressure.
• Reliable transport and must reside in Port Elizabeth.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: R0,01 - R0,02 per month

Work Location: In person