A vacancy exists for a Pharmacy Manager based at Life Robinson Hospital, reporting to Marinda Overbeek, Hospital Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of the Pharmacy services within the hospital environment by ensuring that quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards.

Critical Outputs
Effective medication safety management

Implement Pharmacy best operating practice related to medication safety management with the objective of reducing medication incidents to below target
Achieve required pharmacy alert reporting and develop and implement relevant remedial actions
Effective quality management systems

Drive the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems
Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards
Achieve required customer service levels in theatre and wards
Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives
Effective financial management

Achieve hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy
Actively manage the cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget
Drive identified growth opportunities
Effective product management

Communicate and implement LHC pharmaceutical product conversions
Identify and communicate cost saving opportunities for product conversion and utilisation
Build effective working relationships with doctors
Effective asset management

Achieve stock targets
Effective systems management

Ensure optimum system utilisation
Utilise and action management information on Life Gateway and report appropriately
Effective people management

Recruit, retain, motivate and develop staff according to LHC people policies and practices
Provide direction and inspire positive work behaviour in team

Requirements

B.Pharm / Dip.Pharm / B.Sc Pharm
Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council
Relevant clinical knowledge and experience to the critical outputs
Understanding of SA healthcare industry as it relates to Pharmacy and key role-players
Understanding of operating structures and relationships within a hospital environment
Current pharmaceutical product knowledge as well as knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
Proven leadership and people management experience
Basic financial management and numeric ability
Computer proficiency (MS office)

Competencies

Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
Resilience
Engaging diversity
Verbal & written communication and presentation
Influencing skills
Action orientation
Building relationships
Customer responsiveness
Organisational awareness
Excellence orientation
Ethical behaviour
Visible leadership
Motivating and developing people

Please send your resume/CV