Pharmacist (Community Service FTC - Wits Health Consortium)

SUMMARY:
Background:

• Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
• WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
• In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics

POSITION INFO:
Main purpose of the job: To perform all duties of a Pharmacist for the Clinical Trail and CHBAH NICU Pharmacy in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, sponsor requirements and local (South African) Regulatory requirements To collaborate or work together and support the Department of Pharmacy at CHBAH in provision of pharmaceutical care for patients at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH), including admixing of medicines and supporting NICU patients Location: Baragwanath, Chris Hani Baragwanath, Soweto Key performance areas: To ensure any pharmacy related problems identified in an access programme are immediately brought to the attention of the Programme\/Project Manager where applicable To be the primary liaison for allocated access programmes with the study\/study PI and\/or Programme\/Project Manager where applicable, for any pharmacy related issues To ensure that medication (treatment\/study drug) is ordered, received, dispensed, returned and destroyed appropriately according to specific sponsor\/study requirements and to ensure that these actions are documented accurately and timeously Ensure that drug accountability is done and completed accurately for each subject enrolled in a study according to guidelines and regulations described above Ensure that accurate compliance monitoring is done and documented appropriately To instruct patients on the proper use of the drugs that they are taking and stress the importance of following these instructions and to take any required corrective actions where problems have been identified Contribute to the pharmacy's expansion plan where required, to assure adequate and effective running of the pharmacy Meet with sponsor\/programme personnel at regularly intervals and with regulatory personnel at any monitoring\/auditing visit(s) Develop programme specific and general pharmacy plans in accordance to sponsor\/programme requirements To evaluation of the patient medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety, and effectiveness of the prescribed therapy To dispensing of medicines or scheduled substance as prescribed according to hospital Standard Operating Procedures To determine compliance to therapy and follow up to ensure the patient's medicine-related needs are met. To ensure compliance with standard operating procedures and statutory regulations (GPP, GCP, GMP,etc To ensure safekeeping of pharmaceuticals, implementing measures to prevent fruitless and wasteful expenditure To deputize for the senior pharmacists and be available for on call after hours services and\/or shift work Develop pharmacy related SOP's Supervision of pharmacist assistant\/s Required minimum education and training: Qualified Pharmacist Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm Degree) or equivalent qualification accredited by the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) that allows registration with the SAPC as a Pharmacist Registration with the SAPC as Pharmacist and proof of current registration Professional Body Registration: Registered with SA Pharmacy Council PSSA membership and medical indemnity will be advantageous Required minimum work experience: The candidate must be a qualified Pharmacist (registered with SA Pharmacy Council) Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities: The candidate must also be able to work in a highly stressful environment Be very organised and they should also possess good time management skills Problem solving skills Be able to communicate effectively both orally and writing and Be attentive to detail as well as computer literate TO APPLY: Only if you mee t the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV and a cover letter (maximum one page) Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful Closing date: 23 June 2026 Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date Please note: WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position