Pharmacist Assistant

About the role

The Pharmacist Assistant supports daily pharmacy operations by dispensing medication within scope, assisting patients, managing stock, and maintaining accurate records.

• Ordering, receiving, storing and packing of stock onto shelve.
• Dispensing medicines (OTC, Chronic or frontshop) and provide proper counselling.
• Participate in community healthcare outreaches to provide educational health talk.
• Participate in provision of pharmacy services according to scope of practice.
• Assist in record keeping and filing system.
• Assist to maintain high level of compliance with SAPC legislative (i.e temperature monitoring,clean house keeping, proper record keeping and SOP implementation).
• Sale medication aid getting best therapeutic outcome while ensuring the business is profitable.

• South African Unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
• Must not have participated on the YES programme before.
• Matric.
• Post Basic Pharmacist Assistance / Pharmacy technician qualification (i.e. Certificate /Diploma) that allows for registration with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC).
• Current registration with SAPC (2026).
• Minimum of 6 months to 1 year of retail experience as a qualified pharmacist assistant.
• Good communication and computer literacy skills.

Please consider your application unsuccessful when you have not heard from the Signa Opportunity team within two weeks of submitting your application.