Pharmacist Assistant (Post -Basic) Grade 1 To 3 ( X9 Posts)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Overview
Perform the following services or acts under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist: Assist with reading and preparation of a prescription, the selection, manipulation or compounding of the medicine, the labelling and supply of the medicine in an appropriate container following the interpretation and evaluation of the prescription by a pharmacist. Assist with the provision of instructions regarding the correct use of medicine supplied and information to individuals to promote health.
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification: As required by the training facility and the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) plus Post -Basic Pharmacist Assistant qualification that allows registration with the SAPC as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post -Basic) ( Institutional )
- Registration with a professional council: Registration with the SAPC as a Pharmacist’s Assistant (Post -Basic) or as Pharmacist Assistant (Post -Basic) ( Institutional )
- Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the SAPC as Pharmacist’s Assistant (Post -Basic)
- Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Pharmacist Assistant after registration as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post -Basic) with the SAPC
- Grade 3: A minimum of 13 years’ appropriate experience as Pharmacist Assistant after registration as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post -Basic) with the SAPC
- Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good computer literacy
- Ability to work as part of a team or independently
- Ability to work under pressure
- Fluent in JAC, Medsas and RMD
- Familiar with CDU system
Responsibilities
- Perform the following services or acts under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist: Assist with reading and preparation of a prescription, the selection, manipulation or compounding of the medicine, the labelling and supply of the medicine in an appropriate container following the interpretation and evaluation of the prescription by a pharmacist
- Assist with the provision of instructions regarding the correct use of medicine supplied and information to individuals to promote health
- Assist with the distribution, control of and ordering of medicine and scheduled substances
- Assist with the compounding or manufacturing of a non- sterile or sterile medicine or scheduled substance according to a formula and standard operating procedures approved
- Assist with general housekeeping and administrative tasks
How to apply
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Enquiries
Mr T Mtubisi Tel No : (021) 904 -4410
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