Pharmacist Grade 1 to 3 (PRODUCTION)

Inkrwelo yokuqwalasela

Pharmacist Grade 1 to 3 position at New Somerset Hospital in the Western Cape, requiring SAPC registration to provide pharmaceutical care and production services.

Imfuneko

• Minimum educational qualification: Basic qualification accredited with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) that allows registration with the SAPC as a Pharmacist.
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the SAPC as a Pharmacist.
• Experience: Grade 1: None after registration as Pharmacist with the SAPC in respect of SA qualified employees. 1-year relevant experience after registration as Pharmacist with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience after registration as a Pharmacist with the SAPC in respect of SA qualified employees. 6 years’ relevant experience after registration as Pharmacist with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 13 years’ relevant experience after registration as Pharmacist with the SAPC in respect of SA qualified employees. 14 years’ relevant experience after registration as Pharmacist with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to perform on-call duties and work overtime should the neionalionaaled arise, after hours including weekends and public holidays.
• Valid Driver’s license.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Knowledge of National and Provincial Health Policies and Pharmaceutical Acts and Laws.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and maintain a high standard of professionalism.
• Ability and willingness to train staff.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Familiar with Hospital level healthcare Environment, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Rational Medicine Use.

Imiqobo

• Perform relief duties to provide quality pharmaceutical care to patients by monitoring work procedures, ensuring compliance to provincial code list and ensuring clinical service delivery.
• Assist with ensuring quality of care of pharmacy services by doing ward audits in areas where medicine is kept.
• Assist with medicine management by ensuring safe and reliable procurement, storage, control and distribution of quality pharmaceuticals.
• Assist with managing pharmaceutical expenditure which includes monitoring, evaluation and analysis of expenditure trends and implement strategies to control expenditure within financial prescripts.
• Assist with collating and interpreting pharmaceutical data and ensure representation of pharmacy services at all relevant meetings.
• Conduct outreach visits to facilities within the sub-structure and provide pharmaceutical services, advice and support, including inspections, monitoring and assessment of pharmaceutical services and medicine management practices, requiring travel to supported facilities.
• Support with monitoring of Human Resources and supervising of Pharmacists Assistants to ensure optimum productivity and people development.

Indlela yokuqoka

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Imibuzo: W Rosant Tel No: (021) 402-6360

Amanqaku

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the advert for the Post 33/226: Professional Nurse Grade 1 To 3 (General) (Primary Health Care), Salary: Grade 1: R337 359 per annum, Grade 2: R411 978 per annum, Grade 3: R495 423 per annum Centre: Overstrand PHC Support and Outreach advertised in the Public Service Vacancy 33 dated 11 September 2026, with reference number Post 33/226: Post has been cancelled. OTHER POSTS