Pharmacy Manager - Mpumalanga

Introduction

Join a leading private hospital in Mpumalanga, as a Pharmacy Manager. We are seeking an experienced Pharmacy Manager to lead and oversee the hospital pharmacy, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical service.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing, and developing the pharmacy team while driving operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous service improvement in line with hospital and organisational strategic objectives.

Duties & Responsibilities

Effective governance and medication risk management

• Implement Pharmacy best operating practice related to medication safety management;
• Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards.

Effective quality management

• Drive enhanced performance in the Antimicrobial Stewardship and Clinical Pharmacy Programs in the hospital;
• Drive optimised implementation of and compliance to the LHC quality management system;
• Achieve required customer service levels, and drive continuous improvement.

Effective financial and asset management

• Achieve hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy;
• Actively manage the cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget;
• Implement LHC pharmaceutical product conversions and cost efficiency opportunities;
• Identify and implement initiatives to enhance cost effective care provision with optimal patient outcomes;
• Build effective working relationships with doctors and the multifunctional hospital team;
• Drive identified growth, sustainability and process efficiency initiatives;
• Achieve stock management targets.

Effective people management

• Demonstrate visible leadership aligned to the company values, operating model and strategy;
• Recruit, retain, motivate and develop pharmacy staff;
• Manage optimal performance of pharmacy staff to ensure delivery of critical outputs;
• Provide direction and inspire positive work behaviour in the team.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• B.Pharm / Dip.Pharm, and current registration with the South African Pharmacy Council
• Relevant private hospital experience
• Understanding of relevant legislation, operating structures and relationships within a hospital environment
• Proven leadership and people management experience
• Computer proficiency (MS office)

Interested?

If you are interested and you meet the requirements, don't miss out on this chance to advance your career. Apply online or send your CV to medical.jobs@shiftpursuit.co.za

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.