Pharmacist Jobs in Hillcrest

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited is looking for a Pharmacist for its Hillcrest store. This is a permanent, full-time role for a registered pharmacist who can dispense medication accurately, give patients clear and caring advice, and keep the dispensary running smoothly and safely. If you have retail pharmacy experience and enjoy working directly with people, this is a strong opportunity with one of South Africa’s best-known pharmacy groups.

About the company and the work

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is a large South African pharmacy and health retail group, and the Hillcrest store serves its local community with prescription dispensing, over-the-counter advice and front-shop health products. The pharmacist in this role is responsible for dispensing medications, providing pharmaceutical expertise to patients and healthcare professionals, and ensuring the safe and effective use of prescription medicines. The work is hands-on and patient-facing: you will be at the dispensary counter, advising patients, checking scripts, and working with the dispensary manager and the wider store team. The advert states a market-related salary, together with medical aid, a provident fund and a staff account. The reference for this vacancy is 209889, and applications close on 13 November 2026.

Role details and duties

The confirmed facts are: the employer is Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited; the role is Pharmacist; the location is Hillcrest; it is a permanent position; the salary is market related; and applications close on 13 November 2026. The duties include:

• Dispensing medication accurately, interpreting scripts and acting in a professional and responsible manner within the legal requirements.
• Capturing script details accurately and verifying patient details on the system.
• Ensuring accurate picking, packing, labelling and checking of medication, and being aware of common dosages.
• Providing accurate instructions to patients about the correct use of the medicine supplied.
• Keeping up to date with changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.
• Advising and assisting patients at the dispensary, the self-medication counter and the front shop.
• Following up with patients on script tracking reports as requested by the dispensary manager, and explaining medical aid costs to patients.
• Processing the paperwork needed for accurate submission of claims to medical aids, correcting errors on scripts rejected by medical aids, and ensuring authorisation of chronic, HIV and AIDS and oncology medication.
• Maintaining customer profiles on the system and acting on messages recorded on a customer profile.
• Reporting low or out-of-stock levels and stock errors to the dispensary manager, facilitating bi-annual stock takes, and exercising stock, cash and asset control.

The role also calls for sound medicine knowledge, including common dosing regimes, interactions and counselling, critical thinking, excellent communication skills, time management, patience under pressure, and computer and numerical skills. The advert lists retail working hours as a condition of employment, so applicants should be willing and able to work retail hours.

Requirements

Applicants should meet the following requirements, as stated in the original advert:

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• BPharm or an equivalent qualification.
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC).
• Minimum 2 to 3 years’ experience in pharmaceutical work.
• 2 to 3 years’ retail pharmacy experience.
• Computer literate, including MS Office.
• Valid driver’s licence and own reliable transport.
• South African citizen.
• Clear credit and criminal records (MIE).
• Physically fit and able to stand for long periods.

The following are listed as advantageous: relevant retail or FMCG experience, a third additional language, SAP experience, E-scripting experience, being a registered tutor, and Unisolv experience.

Where to find and apply safely

Apply only through the original Careers24 listing for this vacancy, using the Apply button on this page, which links directly to the original advert. Do not pay anyone for this application, and do not share banking details or passwords with anyone claiming to arrange the job for you.

Practical tips

Because this is a registered pharmacist role, make sure your SAPC registration is current and easy to verify, and highlight your retail pharmacy experience clearly, including the dispensary systems you have used, such as Unisolv, SAP or E-scripting, if applicable. Give short examples of how you have handled busy dispensary periods, checked scripts carefully, or explained medication use to a patient. Apply before the closing date of 13 November 2026, and keep a copy of the advert so you can check the details if you are contacted.

How the process works

Applications are submitted through the Careers24 listing for this vacancy. The advert states that only successful applicants will be contacted, and that if you have not been contacted within two weeks after the closing date, you should consider your application unsuccessful. Dis-Chem notes that it is an equal opportunity employer and that its approved Employment Equity Plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. Always confirm any invitation through the original advert and the recruiter’s official channels.

Important information

This post is for information only and is not the employer. Always confirm the details, including the closing date of 13 November 2026, in the original Careers24 advert before applying.

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