Front Shop Assistant (Community Pharmacy)

Patients at a private hospital dispensary in Boksburg rely on you to get the right medicine into the right hands. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is Boksburg-based, with most of your time spent at a private hospital dispensary.

• Do cycle counts and flag stock discrepancies to the responsible pharmacist
• Pick, count and label medicine for the pharmacist's final check
• Capture scripts on the dispensing system and check them against medical aid rules
• Explain dosage, storage and side effects to patients in plain language
• Log Schedule 5 and 6 items in the register as they go out
• Prepare monthly chronic packs for collection or courier delivery

• Working knowledge of a dispensing system such as Unisolv, Proscript or Healthbridge-linked software
• Friendly and clear at a busy counter
• Accurate with numbers and careful with labels
• Able to work Saturdays and some Sundays on a rotation

• Experience with stock ordering through a wholesaler portal
• Wound care or family planning counselling short course

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

• 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.