Pharmacist Assistant (Post-Basic) Grade 1 to 3 at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

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 SAPC as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post-Basic) or Pharmacist Assistant (Post-Basic) Institutional. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the SAPC as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic) (Institutional) or Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic).

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. Inherent requirement of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s licence. Willingness to perform regular after-hours duties. Willingness to travel between PHC facilities in the SWSS.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good computer literacy (MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), JAC, Medsas. Good Interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team or independently. Ability to work accurately under pressure and maintain a high standard of professionalism. Capable of adapting to seamlessly fit into changing working environments. 

DUTIES :

• 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. Support facilities with managing and expanding chronic medicine access through all differentiated models of care e.g. home deliveries of chronic medicine.