Dispensary Assistant (Hospital Pharmacy)

You'll help a community retail pharmacy in Somerset West dispense scripts, manage stock and advise patients at the counter. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The work is in Somerset West, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Explain dosage, storage and side effects to patients in plain language
• Do cycle counts and flag stock discrepancies to the responsible pharmacist
• Log Schedule 5 and 6 items in the register as they go out
• Pick, count and label medicine for the pharmacist's final check
• Receive stock, check expiry dates and pack shelves first-expiry-first-out
• Record cold-chain fridge temperatures twice a day
• Process medical aid claims and fix rejections before the patient leaves

• Accurate with numbers and careful with labels
• SAPC registration as a Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic or Post-Basic)
• Matric with Maths or Maths Literacy
• Understanding of medical aid claim codes and PMB chronic rules

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

• Paid SAPC registration fees at some groups
• Sponsored Post-Basic studies for Basic assistants
• Fixed rota published a month ahead

• If you're still a learner, give the name of your training pharmacy and your expected completion date.
• Write "SAPC Post-Basic" or "SAPC Basic" right next to your name on the CV; this is the first filter.