Clinical Pharmacist

Overview

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates.

The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

• Provide Ward Pharmacy Services to allocated units in the hospital
• Assist with promoting and implementation of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme
• Provide information on pharmaceutical utilisation,
  -trends,
  -strategy and medication to the hospital
• Mitigate pharmaceutical risks in the units
• Ensure accurate dispensing where applicable

Required Education

ESSENTIAL

EDUCATION:

B Pharm

DESIRED

EDUCATION:

Antimicrobial Stewardship course, Pharmaceutical Care course, Infection Prevention and Control related course,

Required Experience

ESSENTIAL

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

1 - 2 Year private hospital pharmacy experience

DESIRED

EXPERIENCE:

Working in a Ward Pharmacist capacity, Managing an Antimicrobial Stewardship programme

• Pharmacy and related healthcare industry
• Antimicrobial stewardship processes and procedures
• Ethical pharmaceuticals
• Pharmacy relevant statutory requirements and regulations
• Relevant pharmacy systems (e.g. UNISOLVE; AS400)
• Relevant Pharmacy legislation (e.g. Pharmacy Act; Good pharmacy practice; Medicine Control Act 101 of 1965)
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
• Surgical pharmaceuticals
• Develop patient treatment plans
• Knowledge and experience working with relevant pharmacy systems (e.g. UNISOLV; AS400)