Front Shop Assistant (Community Pharmacy)

You'll help a pharmacy inside a supermarket in Springs dispense scripts, manage stock and advise patients at the counter. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Location: Springs, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Pick, count and label medicine for the pharmacist's final check
• Help customers choose over-the-counter and front-shop products
• Prepare monthly chronic packs for collection or courier delivery
• Do cycle counts and flag stock discrepancies to the responsible pharmacist
• Receive stock, check expiry dates and pack shelves first-expiry-first-out
• Explain dosage, storage and side effects to patients in plain language
• Record cold-chain fridge temperatures twice a day

• Understanding of medical aid claim codes and PMB chronic rules
• Working knowledge of a dispensing system such as Unisolv, Proscript or Healthbridge-linked software
• Accurate with numbers and careful with labels
• Matric with Maths or Maths Literacy
• SAPC registration as a Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic or Post-Basic)

• Experience with stock ordering through a wholesaler portal
• Registered for the Post-Basic qualification if you currently hold Basic

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

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