About AKHS, Pakistan: The Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P), part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), is one of Pakistan’s leading not-for-profit healthcare organizations. AKHS, P delivers quality healthcare services through an extensive network of hospitals, medical centers, health centers, and community-based programs across the country, with a strong focus on innovation, excellence, and patient-centered care.

Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan, is looking for a competent Pharmacy Assistant based at Aga Khan Hospital, Gilgit.

Roles And Responsibilities:

• Receive and process prescriptions under pharmacist supervision.
• Assist in preparing and dispensing medicines accurately.
• Label and package medications as per hospital guidelines.
• Provide basic information to patients on medicine collection and usage (non-clinical).
• Direct patient queries to the pharmacist when clinical advice is required.
• Assist in maintaining stock levels of medicines and supplies.
• Monitor expiry dates and ensure proper storage conditions.
• Help in ordering, receiving, and shelving stock.
• Maintain records of medicine supply and dispensing.
• Assist in documentation of controlled drugs as per hospital regulations.
• Support billing and prescription entry in hospital systems.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization of the pharmacy.
•  Follow hospital policies and legal requirements related to pharmacy operations.
• Assist in safe disposal of expired or damaged medicines.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Diploma in Pharmacy
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Asst.
• Ability to speak and understand job-related English, sufficient to carry out nursing care instructions.
• Demonstrate polite and courteous behavior at all times.
• Demonstrate positive attitude to those in authority.
• Ability to give oral instructions/information to patients and visitors in Urdu.

AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on the climate and the environment and has set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff are expected to take part in making this a reality. The Pharmacy Assistant, accompanied with his/her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have the most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.

Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by September 07, 2026