🧾 Job Summary
Position: Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic Qualified – PBQ)
Company: Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited
Location: Cape Town (Blomtuin)
Type: Permanent
🎓 Minimum Requirements (VERY IMPORTANT)
You must already have:
- Matric
- A Basic Pharmacist Assistant qualification
- Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
👉 This is not entry-level training — you need to be qualified already.
💼 What You’ll Do
You’ll work closely with a pharmacist and:
- Help prepare and dispense medication
- Interpret prescriptions (scripts)
- Label and package medicine
- Assist customers with medication advice
- Handle medical aid claims and authorisations
- Manage stock (including scheduled medicines)
👉 This is a hands-on medical role with real responsibility.
🧠 Skills Needed
- Strong attention to detail (critical in healthcare)
- Good communication with patients
- Accuracy with medication and dosages
- Ability to work under pressure
- Trustworthiness and professionalism
⚠️ Important Reality Check
You should ONLY apply if:
- You are already a qualified pharmacist assistant (post-basic)
- You are registered with SAPC
👉 If not, you won’t qualify — this is a step AFTER the Dispensary Support role.
🔍 Career Path (Very Useful Insight)
Here’s how these pharmacy roles connect:
- Dispensary Support (learnership)
⬇ - Basic Pharmacist Assistant
⬇ - Post Basic Pharmacist Assistant (THIS JOB)
⬇ - Pharmacist (with further study)
👉 This job is step 3, not step 1.
📍 Location Warning
This job is in Cape Town.
👉 Only apply if:
- You live there, OR
- You’re willing to relocate
- APPLY HERE
💰 Benefits
- Market-related salary
- Medical aid
- Provident fund
- Staff account
👉 Usually better pay than entry-level retail jobs.
🔍 Compare With Dispensary Support
| Feature | Dispensary Support | PBQ Pharmacist Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Level | Training | Qualified |
| Requirements | Maths + Science | Pharmacy qualification |
| Growth | High | Already advanced |
| Difficulty to get | Medium | High |
🧠 Straight Advice
- ❌ No pharmacy qualification → don’t apply
- ✔ Want a pharmacy career → aim for Dispensary Support first
- ✔ Already qualified → this is a great permanent role
👍 Final Verdict
- ✔ Professional healthcare role
- ✔ Good salary and growth
- ❗ Requires qualifications
- ❗ Not for beginners
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