Senior Pharmacist Jobs in Pretoria, South Africa at Life Healthcare
Function Pharmacy Facility Position Senior Pharmacist Introduction
A vacancy exists for a Senior Pharmacist based at Life Eugene Marais
Hospital
, reporting to Pharmacy Manager
. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and co- ordinating the Pharmacy services within the hospital environment to achieve hospital and company strategic objectives.
Critical Outputs
Effective medication risk management
Ensure 100% reporting of medication adverse events, conduct comprehensive root cause analyses, and implement appropriate corrective and preventative actions, including incident review processes where required.
Perform quarterly trend analyses of medication-related incidents, develop action plans in collaboration with the Pharmacy Manager, and adjust interventions to ensure sustained effectiveness.
Report all ethical stock shortages affecting patient care, investigate underlying causes, implement remedial actions, and conduct quarterly trend analyses to prevent recurrence.
Regularly review pharmacy medication management processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement best-practice solutions to strengthen medication safety and risk management.
Develop and execute implementation plans for pharmacy policies and procedures, identify compliance gaps through Quality Management System (QMS) reviews, and drive corrective actions to achieve and maintain compliance.
Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement and patient safety through effective monitoring, reporting, and risk mitigation strategies.
Quality, Legal & Professional
Ensure all professional staff work in their scope of practice
Assist with preparation of various audits- SAPC, MSA, OHSC, EMS
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
Maintaining adequate stock coverage in line with agreed inventory targets to ensure continuity of patient care and operational efficiency.
Proactively communicating with doctors, theatre teams, and ward staff regarding suitable alternative products during supplier out-of-stock situations.
Ensuring compliance with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes and ethical pharmaceutical product management standards.
Reviewing and managing dead stock reports, implementing strategies to reduce obsolete and slow-moving stock in accordance with agreed targets.
Participating in cycle counts and stock takes to ensure compliance with governance and control requirements.
Assist with investigating stock variances, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective and preventative actions to improve inventory accuracy and accountability on ethical products.
Supporting effective inventory optimisation, minimising stock losses, and ensuring compliance with organisational policies and best practices.
Effective product management
Actively managing pharmaceutical cost of sales in line with revenue targets and approved budgets.
Leading the implementation of new formulary initiatives and regularly reviewing non-formulary purchases to ensure alignment with approved formulary standards.
Monitoring and managing purchasing practices to improve product utilisation, standardisation, and cost efficiency.
Ensuring pharmaceutical stock is procured from preferred suppliers in accordance with Life Healthcare procurement agreements and approved supply-chain strategies.
Collaborating with operational and clinical stakeholders to support sustainable inventory management and maximise value through effective procurement practices.
Requirements
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 skill
Building relationships
Customer responsiveness
Organisational awareness
Excellence orientation
Ethical behaviour
Action orientation
Title: Senior Pharmacist
Company: Life Healthcare
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
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