Post Basic Qualified Pharmacist Assistant – Greenvalley – Johannesburg Jobs

Job Description

• Dis-Chem Pharmacies needs a qualified Post Basic Pharmacist Assistant for the Greenvalley store. You will help provide pharmaceutical care by managing patients’ medicine needs and being responsible for meeting them.

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Basic Pharmacist Assistant qualification
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Experience working with Unisolv
• Computer literate – MS Office
• Good numerical skills
• Strong command of English and a second language
• Willing to work retail hours

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of retail or FMCG operations
• Third additional language
• Knowledge of or experience in SAP and E-Scripting
• Knowledge of drugs, family planning, and complementary medicine

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Help sell Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 medicines or scheduled substances
• Assist with compounding, preparing, or manipulating non-sterile medicines or scheduled substances using approved formulas and procedures
• Support manufacturing of non-sterile medicines or scheduled substances following approved procedures
• Help with repackaging medicines
• Assist in distributing and controlling stock of Schedule 1 to Schedule 5 medicines or scheduled substances
• Support ordering medicines and scheduled substances up to Schedule 6 as instructed by authorized persons
• Assist with reading and preparing prescriptions, selecting, manipulating, or compounding medicines, labelling, and supplying them after a pharmacist’s review
• Interpret scripts accurately and act professionally within legal and SAPC requirements
• Enter script details correctly and verify patient information on the system
• Ensure accurate picking, packing, labelling, and checking of medication, knowing common dosages and key drug interactions
• Give clear instructions to patients on how to use medicines
• Stay updated on medical aid procedures for claims and dispensing
• Make sure all medications are checked and signed by a pharmacist
• Advise and help patients at the dispensary, self-medication area, and front shop
• Follow up on script tracking and patient appointments as needed
• Explain medical aid costs to patients
• Share health information to promote well-being
• Handle paperwork for submitting claims to medical aids accurately
• Fix errors on scripts rejected by medical aids
• Ensure authorization for chronic, HIV/AIDS, and oncology medications
• Update and maintain customer profiles on the system
• Merge profiles locally and notify for central merging
• Check and act on any messages in customer profiles
• Report low or out-of-stock levels and stock issues to the dispensary manager
• Receive dispensary stock following Dis-Chem procedures and arrange by FEFO (First Expired, First Out)
• Support bi-annual stock counts
• Manage stock, cash, and assets properly

Competencies:

Essential:

• English and a second language – ability to read, write, and speak
• Good communication and listening skills
• Customer service focus
• Strong attention to detail
• Good numerical skills
• Problem-solving ability
• Team player
• Trustworthy and honest
• Time management
• Ability to handle pressure
• Computer literate – MS Office

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of retail or FMCG operations
• Third additional language
• Knowledge of or experience in Unisolv, SAP, and E-Scripting
• Knowledge of drugs, family planning, and complementary medicine

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council
• Willing to work retail hours
• Work in controlled room temperature, secure areas with limited space, following health and safety rules and managing risk stock
• Physically fit and able to stand for long periods
• Valid driver’s license
• Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and Benefits:

• Market-related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

Closing Date: 17 January 2026