Pharmacist's Assistant (Post-Basic)

You'll help a pharmacy inside a supermarket in Boksburg dispense scripts, manage stock and advise patients at the counter. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Boksburg, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Pick, count and label medicine for the pharmacist's final check
• Prepare monthly chronic packs for collection or courier delivery
• Receive stock, check expiry dates and pack shelves first-expiry-first-out
• Help customers choose over-the-counter and front-shop products
• Capture scripts on the dispensing system and check them against medical aid rules
• Record cold-chain fridge temperatures twice a day
• 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
• Able to work Saturdays and some Sundays on a rotation
• Matric with Maths or Maths Literacy
• Accurate with numbers and careful with labels
• SAPC registration as a Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic or Post-Basic)
• Friendly and clear at a busy counter

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

• Fixed rota published a month ahead
• Paid SAPC registration fees at some groups
• Sponsored Post-Basic studies for Basic assistants
• 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.
• If you're still a learner, give the name of your training pharmacy and your expected completion date.