Pharmacist Intern

About this role

Netcare is hiring a Pharmacist Intern for its hospital in Mulbarton, Gauteng. You will support the hospital pharmacy team with medicines and related services for patients and healthcare staff. You will work under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.

What you’ll do

• Dispense hospital and retail prescriptions, and record them, under a registered pharmacist’s supervision.
• Explain how medicines are used, their side effects, contra-indications, interactions and storage to patients and the care team.
• Help prepare, compound and repack medicines, including oncology drugs, following pharmacy policy and approved procedures.
• Control and track stock, including ordering, expiry dates, cyclical counts and full stock takes.
• Look for ways to reduce cost per event, such as encouraging generic substitution and monitoring treatment duration.
• Carry out monthly pharmaceutical audits in allocated wards and answer medicine queries quickly and accurately.

What you need

• Essential: A B.Pharm degree.
• Essential: Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council.
• Preferred: Intermediate computer skills in the Microsoft Office suite.
• Preferred: Familiarity with the standard concepts, practices and procedures used at Netcare.

Is this job for you?

This role suits a newly qualified pharmacy graduate who wants hands-on hospital experience. You should be comfortable with patient contact, careful with medicine safety and happy working as part of a busy team.

Tips before you apply

• Have your B.Pharm certificate, academic transcript and proof of SAPC registration ready to upload.
• Highlight any hospital, dispensing or stock control work from your training, even if it was short.
• Show your computer skills by listing the Microsoft Office programmes you use and how you have used them.