Website Life Healthcare
Our vision To be a world class provider of quality healthcare for all. Our values We have five core values: Passion for people Qe – quality to the power of e Performance pride Personal care Lifetime partnerships Our culture Life Healthcare is a black economic empowered (BEE) co… read morempany, and one of the largest of its kind in the country. At Life Healthcare we subscribe to our core values. We believe that the provision of world class healthcare is achieved by working closely with our medical professionals in delivering unparalleled quality and clinical excellence, and by caring for the personal needs of our patients and their families. Our brand Life Healthcare offers world class facilities, expertise and a unique focus on HEALTH and CARE, which gives more meaning to LIFE. Our name, Life Healthcare, embodies our beliefs. We are dedicated to: LIFE – well-being and quality of life HEALTH – clinical excellence in world class facilities CARE – quality service, respect and empathy for those entrusted to our care Our purpose Making life better. Our operations Life Healthcare is a leading private hospital operator in South Africa and primarily serves the market for privately insured individuals, representing approximately eight million people. Our group provides mainly acute care, high technology private hospital services. Our diversified healthcare business is organised into two divisions: Hospital division Our hospital division provides services primarily to the private medically insured market and includes our core acute care hospital business, comprising general hospital facilities of various sizes that include intensive care units (ICUs), high care units (HCUs), operating theatres, emergency units, maternity units and cardiac units, as well as other specialised facilities that provide either inpatient or outpatient services in the areas of acute rehabilitation, chronic renal dialysis, mental healthcare services and radiation and chemotherapy oncology. Healthcare services division Our healthcare services includes the provision of acute and long term chronic hospitalisation services to state patients through Life Esidimeni, as well as the provision of primary and occupational healthcare services to employer groups in commerce, industry, parastatels, mining and correctional services, through Life Occupational Health. Private Bag X13, Northlands, 2116, South Africa
A vacancy exists for a Pharmacist based at Life Springs Parkland Hospital, reporting to Constance Chihururu, Senior Pharmacist. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards.
Critical Outputs
Effective medication safety management
Report 100% of medication incidents and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate.
Report 100% of pharmacy alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly.
Effective quality management systems
Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems.
Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards.
Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and wards.
Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives.
Effective financial management
Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.
Effective product management
Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
Build effective working relationships with doctors.
Effective asset management
Participate in achieving stock targets.
Achieve optimal system utilisation.
Effective people management
Participate in Pharmacist Intern and Pharmacist Assistant programmes as appropriate.
Requirements
Pharm / Dip.Pharm / B.Sc Pharm
Relevant clinical knowledge and experience to the critical outputs
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 skills
Building relationships
Customer responsiveness
Organisational awareness
Excellence orientation
Ethical behaviour
Action orientation
Deadline:8th June,2026
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