A vacancy exists for a Locum Pharmacist based at Life Beacon Bay Hospital, reporting to Stephen Acheampon, Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards.

Critical Outputs
Effective medication safety management

Report 100% of medication incidents and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate.
Report 100% of pharmacy alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly.
Effective quality management systems

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

Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.
Effective product management

Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
Build effective working relationships with doctors.
Effective asset management

Participate in achieving stock targets.
Achieve optimal system utilisation.
Effective people management

Participate in Pharmacist Intern and Pharmacist Assistant programmes as appropriate.
Operational duties:

Dispensing of in-patient prescriptions.
Dispensing of TTO medication to patients.
Supervising junior pharmacy staff (i.e. pharmacist assistants) and check and sign off their work.
Occasionally, assist in issuing surgical stock to wards, if required after-hours.
Discuss pharmaceutical interventions with prescribers and communication with prescribers or other healthcare professionals on a suitable treatment plan for specific patients

Requirements

B.Pharm / Dip.Pharm / B.Sc Pharm
Relevant clinical knowledge and experience to the critical outputs
Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council
SAPC registration as a tutor will be an advantage
Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, regulation and challenges
Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
Pharmaceutical product knowledge
Computer proficiency (MS office, SAP)
Need to serve on pharmacy stand-by and call-out roster for emergency issue of medication from the Emergency Cupboard
Weekday &/or after-hours shifts according to requirement/roster (day-time/evenings/weekends/public holidays)

Competencies

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

Please send your resume/CV