Stores Assistant

Function: Stores Assistant

Facility: Life St George’s Hospital

Position: Stores Assistant

Introduction:

• A Vacancy exists for a Stores Assistant based at Life St George’s Hospital, reporting to the Inventory Manager. The job entails the professional receipt and supply of surgical stock to wards and theatre, as well as the procurement and handling of surgical stock.

Critical Outputs

Effective stock Management

• Accurate issuing of stock to wards, theatres and patients
• Receiving, control and distribution of stock as well as maintaining efficient stock levels
• Active involvement in stock-takes, cycle counts and product conversions
• The efficient distribution of stock to sister hospitals and returns to suppliers
• Receiving stock and checking it against the invoice and order
• Unpacking and storage of stock

Effective quality management systems:

• Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems.
• Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards.
• Achieve required customer service levels in theatre and wards.
• Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives.
• Maintain a safe work environment and ensure security of stock in all locations.

Effective financial management

• Participate and drive formulary conversions and compliance in accordance with Excellence for Life reports.

Effective product management

• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of surgical stock in line with revenue and budget.
• Assist in deadstock and overstock reduction drives

Effective asset management

• Participate in achieving stock targets.
• Drive improvement in identified pharmacy operational efficiencies
• Achieve optimal system utilization

A Vacancy exists for a Stores Assistant based at Life St George’s Hospital, reporting to the Inventory Manager. The job entails the professional receipt and supply of surgical stock to wards and theatre, as well as the procurement and handling of surgical stock.

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Computer Literacy is Essential (MS Office, Word, Excel)
• Previous pharmacy stores assistant experience would be an advantage
• Good organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills as well as a strong customer orientation
• The ability to follow a procedure and to work under pressure
• Service orientated personality

Competencies:

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication skills
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Action orientation

Fax: 086 683 6827

Email: Recruitmenthr@lifehealthcare.co.za

Closing date: Friday, March 31, 2023

Please specify the position you are applying for when submitting your CV.

Internal applicants – Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.

Internal applicants – Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Life Healthcare has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in place which requires all employees to be COVID-19 vaccinated.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.