Pharmacy Stores Clerk – Busamed | Modderfontein
is recruiting for a Pharmacy Stores Clerk at its hospital in Modderfontein, Gauteng. This role is suited to candidates with experience in stock control, inventory management, pharmacy stores or healthcare-related environments.
Job Details
Category Details Job Title Pharmacy Stores Clerk Company Busamed Department Pharmacy Location Modderfontein, Gauteng Employment Type Not specified in the supplied listing Experience 1–2 years Closing Date 18 August 2026 Industry Private Healthcare
About the Role
The Pharmacy Stores Clerk will assist with the efficient management and replenishment of pharmacy and surgical stock. The position involves receiving and processing stock, maintaining accurate inventory records, replenishing wards and theatres, and ensuring that stock is correctly stored and controlled.
The successful candidate will work closely with the pharmacy and nursing teams to ensure that the required stock is available for patient care.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Process one-for-one stock replenishment.
- Replenish ward stock according to required levels.
- Receive deliveries of pharmacy and surgical stock.
- Unpack, check and barcode surgical stock.
- Pack stock correctly onto pharmacy store shelves.
- Conduct weekly binning of surgical stock.
- Monitor stock usage and availability.
- Check stock expiry dates and ensure proper stock rotation.
- Ensure compliance with formulary requirements.
- Perform regular cycle counts.
- Assist with full stock-take processes.
- Replenish surgical stock to wards and theatre.
- Process transfers of surgical stock to wards and theatres.
- Issue and charge surgical stock to in-patients.
- Follow up on out-of-stock and to-follow items.
- Request out-of-stock letters where necessary.
- Communicate stock shortages with unit managers.
- Assist with managing over- and under-recoveries.
- Help wards establish appropriate minimum and maximum stock levels.
- Assist with updating ward stock lists.
- Provide support regarding new product information.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants should have:
- Grade 12 / Matric.
- Higher Certificate in Inventory Management and Stock Control, OR
- Diploma in Store Management, OR equivalent qualification.
- 1–2 years of relevant work experience.
Advantageous Experience
The following will strengthen an application:
- Previous experience in a private healthcare environment.
- Experience in the healthcare funding industry.
- Previous experience using SAP.
- Pharmacy stores or surgical stock experience.
- Experience with inventory control and stock-taking procedures.
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Skills and Knowledge
The role requires someone who understands:
- Stock receiving and issuing procedures.
- Surgical stock management.
- Inventory control.
- Stock replenishment.
- Expiry-date monitoring.
- Formulary compliance.
- Stock transfers.
- Cycle counting and stock-taking.
- Minimum and maximum stock levels.
- Healthcare stock-control procedures.
- Following standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Who Should Apply?
This opportunity may suit candidates with backgrounds in inventory management, store management, pharmacy stores, hospital stock control, healthcare logistics or surgical stock management.
Candidates should be organised, accurate and comfortable working with stock records while supporting different hospital departments.
Application Information
Position: Pharmacy Stores Clerk
Hospital: Busamed
Department: Pharmacy
Location: Modderfontein, Gauteng
Closing Date: 18 August 2026
Applicants should ensure that their CV clearly highlights their Grade 12 qualification, relevant inventory/store-management qualification, 1–2 years of experience and any SAP or healthcare experience.