Assistant Director Pharmaceutical Services/ Pharmaceutical Specialist II (9 Positions) at Nakuru County Government

VACANCY No. 03/PROM/2023/93

Requirements for Appointment

• Served as a Senior Pharmacist for a minimum period of two (2) years;
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree from a recognized institution by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Certificate of registration as a Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Valid practicing License from Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability in the management of health services in a large health institution; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Selecting, Quantifying, procuring and warehousing of medical supplies;
• Monitoring effective storage of specialized medical supplies requiring cold storage
• Making entries into the relevant inventory management records and registers;
• Participating in ward rounds to monitor medicine use, interactions and adverse drug reactions;
• Carrying out continuing medical education for health medical workers in general;
• Conducting health education on appropriate use of medicine to patients.
• Participating in multidisciplinary clinical team activities of patient care;
• Reporting adverse drug reactions and poor-quality medicines;
• Timely preparation of monthly reports and submission to relevant offices;
• Training and mentoring of interns and students attached to the facility;
• Keeping safe custody and maintenance of up-to-date narcotic and psychotropic substance records;
• Running of poison information centers;
• Disseminating and providing new drug information to health workers and the general public; and 
• Supervising pharmaceutical services at lower-level health facilities.