Senior Assistant Director of Pharmaceutical Services/Pharmaceutical Specialist I Job Group 'Q' at Embu County Government

• VACANCY NO. CPSB 12/25 (E)
• Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

Duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

• Coordinating pharmaceutical services in a health facility;
• Coordinating Medicine and Therapeutics Committee activities in a health facility;
• Developing and reviewing standard operating procedures for all pharmaceutical services in the facility;
• 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; and
• Coordinating capacity building and deployment of pharmacy personnel.

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 ofthe 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 by a Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
• Valid practicing license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.