PHARMACY SUPERVISOR GRADE 1 (2 POSTS) Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services

Job Overview

The Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services is hiring two Pharmacy Supervisor Grade 1 professionals based at Elsies River CHC and Kraaifontein CHC with a salary of R1 041 402 per annum. Candidates must be registered with the SAPC as a Pharmacist and have at least 3 years of post-registration experience. Responsibilities include pharmacy leadership, policy implementation, ensuring dispensing standards, pharmaceutical expenditure monitoring, and human resource management.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Basic educational qualification accredited with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) that allows registration with the SAPC as a Pharmacist.
• Registration with the SAPC as Pharmacist.
• A minimum of 3 years appropriate experience after registration as a Pharmacist with South African Pharmacy Council.
• Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license.
• Willingness to be registered as Responsible Pharmacist and as a tutor with the SAPC on appointment.
• Appropriate knowledge of National and Provincial Health Policies and Pharmaceutical acts and laws.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and maintain a high standard of professionalism.
• Sound Management, communication and conflict handling skills.
• Computer literacy.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Take leadership in the pharmacy to establish a value driven pharmacy service and implement policies and guidelines in keeping with the Batho Pele, SAPC and National Drug policy and National and Provincial treatment guidelines.
• Ensure adherence to minimum standards for dispensing as well as accessibility to medication and pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Manage, assess and monitor compliance w.r.t. Good Pharmacy Practice, Ideal Clinic and National Core Standards.
• Effective monitoring of pharmaceutical expenditure, implementation and evaluation of budgetary control measures.
• Human Resource Management which includes tutoring of Pharmacist’s Assistants as well as development of pharmacy staff.

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