Pharmacist Intern

Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital is a private, independent non-profit hospital with 181 hospital beds, committed to providing superior patient centered care while advancing towards world class clinical innovation.

The hospital’s core services include cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, spinal surgery, orthopaedic surgery, general surgery, ear-nose and throat (ENT)surgery, specialist physicians services, and the following paediatric services: general paediatrics, neurology cardiology and gastroenterology.

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Role

Through our Pharmacist Internship program, the successful candidate will gain valuable practical experience in both the hospital and retail pharmacy areas, providing a well-rounded foundation for a career in pharmacy.

Responsibilities

The programme will take place from January 2027 to December 2027 and will grant the successful candidate participation in and exposure to the following areas:

· Ward rounds

· Incident management and medication error reporting

· Participating in a multi-disciplinary healthcare team

· Medication safety

· Clinical audits

· Inpatient and outpatient medicine dispensing

· Specialised medication management

· Section 21 medication processes

· Controlled medication management and compliance

· Pharmaceutical stock control and inventory management

· Patient counselling

· Antimicrobial Stewardship

· Paediatric dose calculations

· Exposure to international evidence-based guideline dosing

· Ordering and management of TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition)

· General administrative duties, including departmental housekeeping and stationary management

Education

· Completed BPharm degree

Experience and Requirements

· Passion for customer service delivery

· Good computer literacy

· Own transport

· Able to work efficiently in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Other

· Pharmaceutical Knowledge

· Dispensing Accuracy

· Patient Care and Communication

· Professionalism and Ethics

· Teamwork

· Continuous Learning and Development

Additional Information

Interested candidates must please submit their CV’s to recruitment@zah.co.za before 15 July 2026.

Only shortlisted candidates to be contacted. If you did not receive feedback from the hospital within four weeks of the closing date your application was unsuccessful.

Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital is an equal opportunity employer.