Pharmacist's Assistant Learner (Learnership)

Patients at a private hospital dispensary in Mahikeng rely on you to get the right medicine into the right hands. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll be based at a private hospital dispensary in Mahikeng. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Pick, count and label medicine for the pharmacist's final check
• Capture scripts on the dispensing system and check them against medical aid rules
• Help customers choose over-the-counter and front-shop products
• Receive stock, check expiry dates and pack shelves first-expiry-first-out
• Log Schedule 5 and 6 items in the register as they go out
• Do cycle counts and flag stock discrepancies to the responsible pharmacist

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

• Experience in a courier or chronic medication pharmacy
• Experience with stock ordering through a wholesaler portal
• Registered for the Post-Basic qualification if you currently hold Basic

• 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

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