A vacancy exists for a Pharmacy Manager based at Life Cosmos Hospital, Mpumalanga, reporting to Hospital Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing, coordinating, monitoring, and driving improvement in the provision of a customer focused professional pharmacy service within the Hospital, in line with hospital and company strategic objectives.

Critical Outputs
Effective governance and medication risk management

Implement Pharmacy best operating practice related to medication safety management;
Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards.
Effective quality management

Drive enhanced performance in the Antimicrobial Stewardship and Clinical Pharmacy Programs in the hospital;
Drive optimised implementation of and compliance to the LHC quality management system;
Achieve required customer service levels, and drive continuous improvement.
Effective financial and asset management

Achieve hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy;
Actively manage the cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget;
Implement LHC pharmaceutical product conversions and cost efficiency opportunities;
Identify and implement initiatives to enhance cost effective care provision with optimal patient outcomes;
Build effective working relationships with doctors and the multifunctional hospital team;
Drive identified growth, sustainability and process efficiency initiatives;
Achieve stock management targets.
Effective people management

Demonstrate visible leadership aligned to the company values, operating model and strategy;
Recruit, retain, motivate and develop pharmacy staff;
Manage optimal performance of pharmacy staff to ensure delivery of critical outputs;
Provide direction and inspire positive work behaviour in the team.

Requirements

B.Pharm / Dip.Pharm, and current registration with the South African Pharmacy Council
Relevant private hospital experience
Understanding of relevant legislation, operating structures and relationships within a hospital environment
Proven leadership and people management experience
Computer proficiency (MS office)

Competencies

Strategic thinking
Leading by example
Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
Resilience, drive and energy
Engaging diversity
Influencing skills
Business insight
Excellence orientation
Ethical behaviour
Building relationships and networking
Customer responsiveness
Verbal and written communication skills
Assertiveness
Motivating and developing people

Please send your resume/CV