Pharmacy Assistant

About the role

The Department of Health (Free State) is hiring 3 Pharmacy Assistant posts, based in Thabo Mofutsanyana District. This is a permanent post, paying R275,340 – R310,422 a year. How to apply: Free State Provincial Department of Health utilises an e-Recruitment System (applicants must submit their applications via the online link https://www.erecruitment.fs.gov.za Reference number to quote: H/P/31/2026 Closing date: 30 October 2026 Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the delivery of a good pharmaceutical service to patients.
• Provide instructions regarding the correct use of medicine supplied (not counselling).
• Receiving and unpacking of received of stock.
• Assist with the ordering of medicine and scheduled substances up to schedule under supervision.
• Assist with the distribution of pharmacy stock (Schedule 0 -6).
• Checking stock and cleaning of shelves.
• Checking of expired stock, stock levels and stock taking.
• Maintenance of pharmacy hygiene.
• Pre-packing or re-packing.
• Provide pharmacy related tasks (statistics, records, registers, stock cards, customer care and answering of phones).

Requirements

• Post-Basic Pharmacist Assistant qualification that allows registration with the SAPC as Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic).
• Current registration with the SAPC as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic) (2026/2027).
• Grade 1: Experience: None after registration with the SAPC as Pharmacist Assistant (Post-Basic) Grade 2: at least 5 years’ appropriate experience as Pharmacist Assistant after registration as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post-Basic) with the SAPC.
• Grade 3: at least 13 years’ appropriate experience as Pharmacist Assistant after registration as a Pharmacist Assistant (Post-Basic) with the SAPC.
• Knowledge And Skills:
• Own discipline
• Knowledge of relevant legislations
• Regulations
• Policies implementation and information management
• Quality assurance and improvement programmes
• Communication and problem solving
• Computer literacy
• Stress tolerance objectiveness and empathy
• Acquaintance with standard operating procedures and health care standards treatment guidelines, work effectively as part of a team