Dispensary Manager - Kriel

Description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies require the services of a Dispensary Manager for their Kriel store, Manage and supervise the dispensary, including self-medication and staff. Ensure the provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for the patients’ related needs, and being accountable for meeting these needs

Requirements

Essential

• Grade 12 / Matric
• BPharm / equivalent qualification
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Registered tutor
• Unisolv experience
• Experience in supervising staff
• Computer literate – MS Office
• Sound numerical skills
• Strong command of the English language and a second language
• Willing and able to work retail hours

Advantageous

• Previous management experience of at least 7 staff
• Relevant retail/ FMCG experience
• Third additional language
• SAP experience
• E-scripting experience

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure dispensary and self-medication areas are adequately staffed, and that staff work within their scope of practice
• Ensure Good Pharmacy Practice rules regulations are adhered to by staff
• Ensure no expired/short-dated stock is held
• Ensure expired stock is regularly disposed of and kept separate to usable stock
• Ensure negative stock is investigated and managed daily
• Prepare for stocktake in advance
• Follow stock ordering process to reach maximum purchasing compliance
• Maintain stock levels
• Ensure Schedule 6 medication is locked away, and that the register is maintained and balanced quarterly
• Ensure SAPC registration and annual registration fees are kept up to date
• Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner, and within the legal requirements in accordance with the SAPC
• Capture script details accurately and verify patients’ details on the system
• Ensure accurate picking/packing/labeling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions
• Provide accurate instructions to patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied
• Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing
• Explain all medical aid costs to patients
• Process all paperwork for accurate submission of claims to medical aids
• Ensure authorisation of chronic, HIV and AIDS, and oncology medication
• Maintain customer profiles on the system
• Merge profiles locally, and UCS should be notified to merge profiles centrally
• Take note of any messages on the customer profile, and take suitable action
• Ensure Dispensary Admin Assistant is trained and in control of the bulk of the dispensary admin

Competencies: Essential:

• English and second language – Read, write and speak
• Good communication skills, listening
• Basic dosing and important drug interaction
• Customer service/focus
• Supervisor experience, and able to lead by example
• Ability to train other staff members
• Conflict management
• Strong attention to detail
• Sound numerical skills
• Problem-solving
• Team player
• Trustworthy and honest
• Time management
• Able to deal with pressure
• Computer literate – MS Office

Advantageous

• Knowledge of Retail/ FMCG operations
• 3rd Additional Language
• Knowledge of or experience in Unisolv, SAP and E-Scripting
• Drug and family planning, and complementary medicine

Special conditions of employment

• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council
• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Controlled room temperature, security, limited space, health and safety, risk stock
• Physically fit and able to stand for long periods
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
• South African citizen
• Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and benefits

• Market-related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity and Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.

Package & Remuneration

Market Related About Us

We are the Pharmacists who care!

We are South Africa’s leading go-to pharmacy group for everything related to health, wellness, and vitality. Our slogan, Better health starts here , is not just a promise, it is our purpose to provide better service, better variety, and better everyday low prices, for both our employees and customers.

At the heart of our success is our Pharmacy-first approach as great retail starts with great care. Every one of our stores includes a fully equipped Dispensary, ensuring that our customers receive expert advice, trusted medication and compassionate service whenever they step through our doors.

Why a pharmacy career at Dis-Chem? Dis-Chem has established itself as one of South Africa’s premier health-and-wellness organisations, trusted by thousands of customers every day.  Here in our Pharmacy division, you go beyond dispensing prescriptions and managing stock. You join a team that delivers wellness, supports communities, and sets the benchmark for pharmaceutical customer-care.

Behind every prescription, consultation and health solution is a passionate team of professionals who truly care. Our pharmacists not just dispense medication, they build relationships, educate communities and empower people to live healthier lives.

What Sets Us Apart

• A strong national footprint and brand, offering you exposure across multiple stores, clinic formats and operational styles.

• A culture that emphasizes care and superior patient-service.

• Opportunities for career progression: from pharmacist-assistant and pharmacist roles, to Dispensary Manager and even into operational management or pharmacy-strategy functions.

• Access to ongoing professional development, peer networks and exposure to the full wellness ecosystem within Dis-Chem—beauty, nutrition, clinical services.

What You’ll Gain

• A meaningful role where your work directly impacts individual patient outcomes and community wellness.

• A platform for professional growth in a company that values and invests in its pharmacy talent.

• Integration into a multi-disciplinary environment: allied health, wellness retail, clinic services.

• The benefits of working for a major health-focused employer: career stability, brand recognition, and a strong wellness-oriented culture.

• For the ambitious-minded: a track-to leadership—clinical lead, store pharmacy manager, regional pharmacy operations.

Take the Next Step If you’re ready to elevate your pharmacy career, make a real difference in people’s lives, and work within a leading health-and-wellness organisation—then Dis-Chem’s Pharmacy team is where you belong.

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