Pharmacist Intern – Life Gaborone Private Hospital
Job Description
The vacancy assists for a Pharmacist Intern based at Life Gaborone Private Hospital, reporting to Clinical Pharmacist. The incumbent will be responsible for participating in the delivery of quality pharmaceutical services under supervision of a pharmacist, and fulfil and meet all learning outcomes and submissions as part of the BHPC and Intern Programme.
Job Summary
- Type: internship
- Location: Gaborone
- Category: Healthcare & Medical
- Closing Date: 2026-08-14
Key Responsibilities
- Report 100% of medication-related adverse events and pharmacy alerts
- Report adverse drug reactions
- Comply with all legal, professional, and procedural requirements during the dispensing process
- Assist in driving a reduction in inappropriate antimicrobial utilisation
- Participate in pharmaceutical care provision and clinical pharmacy services
- Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems
- Ensure compliance with BOMRA, MOH and LHC legal and professional standards
- Participate and gain understanding of hospital pharmacy audits including the BOMRA Self Audit, MSA and OHSC
- Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and wards
- Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives, including Pharmacy Month and World Antibiotic Awareness Week
- Assist with the improvement of operational efficiencies impacting cost of sales
- Gain understanding of the hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy
- Participate in achieving stock targets
- Achieve optimal system utilisation
- Participate in the active implementation of the LHC formulary process.
- Build effective working relationships with key hospital stakeholders
- Fulfil and meet all learning outcomes and submission deadlines aligned to the BHPC Intern programme
- Optimise institutional learning opportunities
- Take responsibility for self-learning and maximise learning
Requirements
- B. Pharm
- Current registration with Botswana Health Professions Council
- Appropriate clinical and product knowledge
- Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation and challenges
- Computer proficiency (MS office)
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Attention to detail
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication skills
- Influencing skills
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behaviour
- Interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and performance driven
- Time management
How to Apply
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