Principal Chief Pharmacist - 1 position at Kenya Ports Authority

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Facilitate regular inspections and quality audits to ensure conformity with national guidelines, statutory requirements and other regulations.
• Effective supervision, training and development of staff.
• Assigns work and appraises direct reports’ performance using the performance management tool.
• Establish and coordinate effective teams to deliver quality clinical care and ensuring good working relationships with other divisions.
• Ensure technical oversight of implementation of pharmacy activities including Pharmacy inventory management and quality assurance, safe, reliable and quality medicines provision to clients.
• Participate in planning, budgeting and execution of budgets for drugs and pharmaceutical requirements for the authority.

Job Specifications

• Master’s degree in pharmacy from a recognized institution.
• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy.
• Registered with the Pharmacy & Poisons Board.
• Current Practicing License by Pharmacy & Poisons Board.
• Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya.
• Member of Hospital Association of Kenya.
• Senior Management Course.
• ICT Skills.
• Demonstrated high degree of professional competency, administrative capabilities and initiative in the general organization and management of Pharmaceutical Services and a thorough understanding of Health Care Management.
• 5 years’ experience in similar role in a reputable organization.
• Professional ethics and values.

Candidates will be required to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 including: -

• Certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
• Clearance certificate from the Higher Educations Loans Board
• Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority
• Clearance from the Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission; and
• Report from an approved Credit Reference Bureau