Pharmacist Assistant

A vacancy has been confirmed for a Pharmacist Assistant based in Klerksdorp, North West. The successful candidate will join an established team within the health jobs function.

What This Role Involves

The Pharmacist Assistant vacancy forms part of how the Klerksdorp branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the health jobs side of the business moving forward.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the health jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Klerksdorp much easier.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the health jobs group in Klerksdorp.

Day in the Life

You start your shift with a thorough handover, picking up patient histories, treatment plans and any concerns from the previous team. The morning is paced but purposeful — vital signs, medication rounds, bedside conversations — and you’re constantly switching between clinical tasks and the very human work of reassuring patients and families. Multi-disciplinary rounds give you a chance to advocate for your patients, and by the time you hand over again, you have done meaningful work that makes a real difference to the people in your care.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Klerksdorp.

Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.

Importantly, the Klerksdorp office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

What We Offer

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Klerksdorp contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the health jobs space in North West.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in North West.

In addition, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Klerksdorp keep progressing.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Klerksdorp teams.

Your Future Here

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the health jobs team in Klerksdorp have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Klerksdorp have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across North West.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Klerksdorp team member.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Klerksdorp.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across North West.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Klerksdorp.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and care for clinical equipment in line with manufacturer guidelines
• Respond appropriately to medical emergencies and code calls
• Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with scope of practice
• Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required
• Support infection prevention and control protocols across the unit
• Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning

Who We’re Looking For

• BLS, ACLS or PALS certification where applicable to the role
• Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
• Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams
• Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
• Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
• Up-to-date immunisations as required by occupational health policy
• Empathy, integrity and respect for patient dignity

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.