Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical Services/Senior Pharmaceutical Specialist Job Group 'R' at Embu County Government

• VACANCY NO. CPSB 13/25 (E)
• Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail

• Analysing reports on adverse drug reactions and poor quality medicines;
• Setting up and running poison information centers;
• Conducting research and dissemination of the findings on medicine utilization;
• Assessing and evaluating research proposals involving medicine use;
• Analyzing medicines for quality assurance;
• Coordinating pharmaceutical services in public health programs;
• Monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of medication therapy;
• Facilitating detection, prevention, response and provision of information on global public health crisis as per the International Health Regulations;
• Preparing work/strategic plans; and Supervising and training staff.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

• Served in a relevant and comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years.
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B pharm) degree from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons 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.
• Certificate of Registration as a Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Valid practising license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.