Pharmacist - AGC Tenwek Hospital at Interlink Management and Development Consultants

The role-holder provides pharmacy and pharmaceutical services to patients and staff in CTC, provides clinical research and training and advises CTC in line with hospital policies and prevailing regulations.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

• Provide technical pharmacy and pharmaceutical advice and service to the hospital.
• Implement work plans and work schedules in the pharmacy of the hospital.
• Receive patients in the hospital and dispense medicines and other pharmaceutical materials to them in the hospital.
• Provide care and custody of medicines and other medical supplies in the pharmacy of the hospital.
• Coordinate pharmaceutical operations and services in the pharmacy in order to ensure that they meet the expected standards of sufficiency and quality the in the hospital.
• Work with other healthcare professionals to evaluate and update patient treatments and progress
• Carry out training and development of pharmacy staff, interns and student in order to enhance their performance productivity in the hospital.
• Record the movement and consumption of medicines and medical equipment and supplies, and well updated drug register in the hospital.
• Implement duly all established pharmacy and pharmaceutical policies, procedures and process in the hospital.
• Supervise, guide and mentor junior pharmacy staff and students in the hospital.
• Provide specialized pharmacy and pharmaceutical advisory services to the hospital executive and the public though the appropriate media.
• Provide clinical research and training to pharmacy and pharmaceutical students.
• Day-to-day operations and supervision of staff in the assigned work area fostering a cohesive and unified organizational culture.
• Facilitate implementation of the internal audit, risk management, QMS and other related work plans.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Job Dimensions:

Role makes:

• Supervisory decisions – on day-to-day coordination of staff and use of resources
• Analytical decisions – reviewing and interpreting data and information and options to inform decision-making and the execution of responsibilities
• Operational decisions – for day-to-day work tasks

Job Competencies (Skills Job Knowledge, Experience and Attributes).

Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or related field from a recognized institution.

Professional Qualifications (Special training or Professional certification).

Professional Membership/Licensing requirements

• Pharmacy and Poisons Board and Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya

Previous relevant work experience required (including a specific length or type of experience in a certain job or level.)

• Have a minimum of 5 years of proven experience in the pharmaceutical field.