Pharmacist: Night Shift at DHL Supply Chain

Primary Purpose Of The Role

• To carry out the duties of a Pharmacist in accordance with the Pharmacist Act, (Act no 53 of 1974), acting in the practice of a Pharmacist in accordance also with the operational requirement of the Business.

Key Accountabilities

• Accept the responsibility of Pharmacist on duty, in the absence of the Responsible Pharmacist and Deputy Responsible Pharmacist.
• Ensure that the SAHPRA, DOH, SAPC, licence are valid at all times.
• Ensure that operations are carried out in accordance with GDP
• Manage the initial and continuous training programme for all personnel involved in distribution activities within their shift
• Ensure that they are appropriately registered with the South African Pharmacy Council as a peron providing a service forming the scope of practice of a pharmacist.
• Take corrective measures in respect of the deficiencies with regard to inspection reports of council or in terms of the Medicines Control Act
• Ensure that unauthorised persons do not obtain access to medicines or scheduled substances of the Wholesale Pharmacy premises outside of normal trading hours, or to take possession of the medicines without proper process
• Temperature monitoring of the warehouse.
• Ensure the safety and effective storage and keeping of medicines or scheduled substances in the Wholesale Pharmacy under his or her direct personal supervision
• Ensure correct and effective record keeping of the purchase, ordering, picking, batch numbers, and dispatch or dispensing, possession and storage and safekeeping and return of medicines or scheduled substances
• Ensure that all product complaints are investigated and identified as to the nature of the problem and dealt with effectively
• Ensure that product complaints are handled in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• To be able to co-ordinate and perform promptly any product recalls
• Ensure prompt liaison with the Principal's and Regulatory Authority for Recalls
• Ensure that all batches of medicine distributed are batch traceable in the event of a recall and that all invoices and all pick tickets carry batch numbers where necessary. Manage the Recall process whether it is instructed by the Client, or whether it is a Mock Recall.
• Ensure that goods returned to the wholesale pharmacy via the retailer are handled in a procedurally correct manner at the warehousing facility, determining reasons for return and any further actions that need to be taken, which must then also be recorded. To authorise the return to saleable stock of any returned medicines in accordance with local legislation.
• Ensure that all employees are conversant with the system laid down for using and following the Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ensure that disposal or destruction of medicines is correctly performed under proper control and according to SOP's so as to not be a health hazard.
• Ensure that goods on arrival at the distribution facility are placed in quarantine, and retained in quarantine until formally released.
• Ensure RPs involvement in any decision to quarantine or dispose of returned, rejected or falsified products
• Check all relevant documentation in order to formally release final product for distribution.
• Ensure that a CAPA programme is implemented and maintained
• Ensure that the processes needed for the Quality Management System are established, implemented, and maintained
• Ensuring awareness of customer and quality requirements throughout the organization
• Functioning as liaison with internal and external parties on matters relating to the Quality Management System
• Work in collaboration with the various relevant Acts and operational requirements
• To ensure control over the Pharmaceutical Goods warehouse working together with the Responsible Pharmacist
• To ensure that Directors are updated with the latest ethical rules of the SAPC and SAHPRA

Performance Indicators (What criteria will be used to assess the performance of the role holder)

• Full Legal Compliance with regard to Legal, Complaints, Recalling, and goods returned or rejected
• Accuracy in checking, reporting and spreadsheet input
• Organizational and time management skills
• Efficient Management of the Wholesale Pharmacy in terms of stock control and stock counts
• Achievement of goals or targets in terms of the DC operational service level agreements with Principals

Qualifications

• Matric
• Relevant Degree (B. Pharm Degree)

Skills/Competencies/Experiences

• Working knowledge of the Medicine control Act
• Good analytical and numerical skills
• Excellent communicator (verbal & written)
• Computer literate (Word, Excel & Email, & Associated pharmaceutical programs)
• Excellent organizational & time management skills
• Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements
• Relevant experience (1-3 Years)
• Maintains effective relationships with customers
• Develops / Delivers high quality / innovative products, services or solutions
• Focuses on customer needs and gains their commitment
• Gains management / colleague support to meet customer needs
• Establishes clear, challenging and achievable objectives
• Coordinates efforts and aligns resources to achieve objectives
• Regularly reviews and communicates progress against objectives and adjusts as needed
• Champions continuous improvement and innovation
• Tales responsibility for own decisions and recognizes the contribution of others
• Conveys a clear sense of personal goals and values
• Actively seeks feedback to improve performance
• Develops new skills and modifies behaviours based on feedback
• Takes personal responsibility for career and development
• Follow through with any task assigned until the task is completed successfully.
• Neat, tidy, safe and clean working environment
• Good communication with internal customers
• Knowledge of WMOS and Pride. IT literate

Languages

• English-Fluent (written and verbal)