Dispensary Assistant (Hospital Pharmacy)

Patients at a primary health care clinic dispensary in Kimberley rely on you to get the right medicine into the right hands. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Home base is a primary health care clinic dispensary on the Kimberley side of Northern Cape.

• Capture scripts on the dispensing system and check them against medical aid rules
• Help customers choose over-the-counter and front-shop products
• Pick, count and label medicine for the pharmacist's final check
• Process medical aid claims and fix rejections before the patient leaves
• Log Schedule 5 and 6 items in the register as they go out
• Explain dosage, storage and side effects to patients in plain language

• SAPC registration as a Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic or Post-Basic)
• Friendly and clear at a busy counter
• Able to work Saturdays and some Sundays on a rotation
• Working knowledge of a dispensing system such as Unisolv, Proscript or Healthbridge-linked software
• Accurate with numbers and careful with labels

• Experience in a courier or chronic medication pharmacy
• Experience with stock ordering through a wholesaler portal
• Wound care or family planning counselling short course

• Paid SAPC registration fees at some groups
• Staff discount on pharmacy and front-shop items
• Fixed rota published a month ahead
• Sponsored Post-Basic studies for Basic assistants

• If you're still a learner, give the name of your training pharmacy and your expected completion date.
• Mention your daily script volume, such as "dispensed 150+ scripts a day"; it shows you can handle pressure.