The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Basic qualification accredited with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) that allows for registration with the SAPC. Registration with SAPC as Pharmacist and proof of current registration (2006/2007.
Grade 1: One must have completed community service, registered and have proof of the current registration with the SAPC.
Grade 2:A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience after registration as a Pharmacist with the SAPC.
Grade 3:A minimum of 13 years appropriate experience after registration as a Pharmacist with the SAPC.
Comprehensive knowledge of Government regulations and policies. Computer literacy (Ms. Word, Ms. Excel, Power-Point) including RX-solution and RDM. Engage in overtime and after hour’s call.
Administrative and people management skills. Sound communication skills (both verbal and written). Good planning and organizational skills. Good problem solving and interventional skills. Must be highly motivated and enthusiastic to contribute to pharmaceutical services in the public sector. Innovative, initiative and team player.
Duties :
Provide pharmaceutical care, by ensuring the cost effective and efficient procurement, storage, control, and distribution of pharmaceuticals. Prescription evaluation, dispensing of medication, dispatching of patient ready medicine parcels and provision of information to all stakeholders. Assist the Supervisor in the management of the overall budget and monitor expenditure.
Prevention of fruitless and wasteful expenditure by enforcing adherence to the Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs), rational prescribing and utilisation of medication and through appropriate stock management. Provision of medicine related information to the public and other healthcare professionals.
Ensure compliance to institutional formulary, EML and promote the rational use of medicines. Professional advisory service, including the training, education and development of pharmacy staff and other health workers, and promotion of public health. Participate in continuous professional development to stay current and assist with the facilitation of pharmacy staff training and tutoring.
Assist the manager in the co-ordination of activities of the District Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC), or in any other committees that is of benefit in improving and managing pharmaceutical services. Participate in coordination of activities within the Pharmacy.
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