A vacancy exists for a Senior Pharmacist based at Life Brackenview Hospital, reporting to the Clinic Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating the Pharmacy services within the hospital environment to achieve hospital and company strategic objectives.

Critical Outputs
Effective medication risk management

Report 100% of medication incidents, complete root cause analysis for every incident, develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate
Complete trends analysis with relevant actions quarterly.
Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards
Report 100% of stock alerts relating to ethical stock not available for patient use, complete a root cause analysis, develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly
Review pharmacy medication process, identify improvement opportunities and implement actions as well as best operating practice related to medication risk management
Develop an implementation plan for published pharmacy procedures, identify compliance gaps and implement corrective actions from QMS reviews
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
Implement LHC pharmaceutical product conversions, cost saving opportunities as well as drive VBC components for pharmacy
Build effective working relationships with doctors and the multifunctional hospital team
Drive identified growth and efficiency initiatives
Achieve stock targets
Effective customer satisfaction management

Manage the agreed ethical product issuing and replenishment process to achieve customer service levels to wards and theatre
Participate in company pharmacy customer satisfaction survey annually, identify gaps and implement remedial action
Effective people management

Recruit, retain, motivate and develop staff according to LHC people policies and practices
Effective asset management

Review daily stock cover template to ensure adequate coverage according to target, inform doctors, theatres and wards of alternative products available in supplier out of stock situations
Review dead stock report and reduce dead stock according to target
Participate in cycle counts and stock takes, and ensure they are in line with governance, investigate variances and implement corrective actions where necessary
Effective product management

Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget
Ensure stock is ordered from preferred suppliers according to LHC procurement agreements

Requirements

Pharm
Relevant clinical knowledge and experience to the critical outputs
Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council
Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, regulation and challenges
Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
Pharmaceutical product knowledge
Computer proficiency (MS office)

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

Please send your resume/CV