Pharmacist's Assistant Learner (Learnership)

Patients at a courier chronic medication pharmacy in Durban Central rely on you to get the right medicine into the right hands. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is Durban Central-based, with most of your time spent at a courier chronic medication pharmacy. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Help customers choose over-the-counter and front-shop products
• Explain dosage, storage and side effects to patients in plain language
• Record cold-chain fridge temperatures twice a day
• Receive stock, check expiry dates and pack shelves first-expiry-first-out
• 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

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

• Experience with stock ordering through a wholesaler portal
• Wound care or family planning counselling short course
• Registered for the Post-Basic qualification if you currently hold Basic

• Paid SAPC registration fees at some groups
• Fixed rota published a month ahead
• Staff discount on pharmacy and front-shop items

• Mention your daily script volume, such as "dispensed 150+ scripts a day"; it shows you can handle pressure.
• Write "SAPC Post-Basic" or "SAPC Basic" right next to your name on the CV; this is the first filter.