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Pharmacy Supervisor Grade 1 (2 Posts)
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
Closes Friday 30 October 2026 at midnight
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Lead and supervise pharmacy services at two community health centres. Requires pharmacist registration and 3 years' experience.
- Establish value-driven pharmacy services and implement health policies and guidelines
- Ensure patients can access medication and receive proper pharmaceutical care
- Monitor compliance with Good Pharmacy Practice standards and budget control
- Manage pharmacy staff and tutor Pharmacist's Assistants
- Minimum qualification: Basic qualification accredited by South African Pharmacy Council with current pharmacist registration
- Minimum 3 years' experience as a registered pharmacist; valid Code B/EB driver's license required
- Must be willing to register as Responsible Pharmacist and tutor with SAPC
Generated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 from the text below; it may be wrong or incomplete. Original wording, page 176
Requirements
- 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 Pharmacist.
- Experience:
- A minimum of 3 years’ appropriate experience after registration as a Pharmacist with South African Pharmacy Council.
- Inherent requirements of the job:
- Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license.
- Willingness to be registered as Responsible Pharmacist and as a tutor with the SAPC on appointment.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills):
- Appropriate 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.
- Sound Management, communication and conflict handling skills.
- Computer literacy.
Duties
- Take leadership in the pharmacy to establish a value driven pharmacy service and implement policies and guidelines in keeping with the Batho Pele, SAPC and National Drug policy and National and Provincial treatment guidelines.
- Ensure adherence to minimum standards for dispensing as well as accessibility to medication and pharmaceutical care to patients.
- Manage, assess and monitor compliance w.r.t.
- Good Pharmacy Practice, Ideal Clinic and National Core Standards.
- Effective monitoring of pharmaceutical expenditure, implementation and evaluation of budgetary control measures.
- Human Resource Management which includes tutoring of Pharmacist’s Assistants as well as development of pharmacy staff.
How to apply
Not stated in circular
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Enquiries
Ms. T. Parker Tel No: (021) 815-8876
Notes from the department
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates will be subjected to a written/practical and oral assessment.
As printed in Circular 35 of 2026 · page 176 · open the PDF
POST 35/258: PHARMACY SUPERVISOR GRADE 1 (2 POSTS) Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services SALARY: R1 041 402 per annum, (A portion of the package can be structured according to the individual’s personal needs). CENTRE: Elsies River CHC and Kraaifontein CHC REQUIREMENTS: 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 Pharmacist. Experience: A minimum of 3 years’ appropriate experience after registration as a Pharmacist with South African Pharmacy Council. Inherent requirements of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license. Willingness to be registered as Responsible Pharmacist and as a tutor with the SAPC on appointment. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Appropriate 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. Sound Management, communication and conflict handling skills. Computer literacy. DUTIES: Take leadership in the pharmacy to establish a value driven pharmacy service and implement policies and guidelines in keeping with the Batho Pele, SAPC and National Drug policy and National and Provincial treatment guidelines. Ensure adherence to minimum standards for dispensing as well as accessibility to medication and pharmaceutical care to patients. Manage, assess and monitor compliance w.r.t. Good Pharmacy Practice, Ideal Clinic and National Core Standards. Effective monitoring of pharmaceutical expenditure, implementation and evaluation of budgetary control measures. Human Resource Management which includes tutoring of Pharmacist’s Assistants as well as development of pharmacy staff. ENQUIRIES: Ms. T. Parker Tel No: (021) 815-8876 NOTE: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates will be subjected to a written/practical and oral assessment.