Medical Specialist I - Physician Intemist at Machakos County Public Service Board

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinating Pharmaceutical services
• Coordinating Medicine and Therapeutics activities
• Developing and reviewing standard operating procedures for all pharmaceutical services
• Conducting Research on medicine utilization
• Providing Continuous professional development education to pharmacists  
• Evaluating appropriateness of donated medical supplies
• Maintaining Pharmaceutical inventories
• Participating in facility management committees
• Providing medicinal information in preparation of patient drug management therapies
• Coordinating preparation of annual work plans and ensuring they are adhered to
• Coordinating capacity building and deployment of dental personnel

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have

• At least eight (8) years of experience in public service.
• Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree (B Pharm) from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poison Board.
• Master’s degree in any of the following: Pharmaceutical policy Analysis and formulation Pharmacognosy and Complementary Medicine; Toxicology; Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacovigilance and Pharmaco-epidemiology ; Medicines supplies Management ; Medicines Regulation ; Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Control ; Pharmaceutics;  Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Pharmaceutical Analysis ; Tropical and Infectious Diseases ; Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Industrial Pharmacy ; Health Systems Management ; Pharmaceutical Care; Health Informatics; Health Economics ; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Medical Statistics ; Drug Design and Development ; Clinical trials; Quality Assurance; Radio pharmacy; Public Health; Microbiology; or Molecular  Pharmacology from an institution  recognized by the pharmacy and poisons Board.
•  Registration Certificate by the Pharmacy and Poisons Boards
• Valid practicing license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.