Pharmacist

About the role

Responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and appropriate use of medicines by dispensing prescriptions, providing pharmaceutical care and medication guidance, managing medicine procurement and inventory, maintaining accurate pharmaceutical records, and ensuring compliance with relevant healthcare standards.

Key responsibilities

Formulate and develop policies and programs for effective management of pharmacy services

Dispense and compound drugs

Check prescriptions for suitability and accuracy and where necessary contacting the prescriber to resolve any problems concerning safety, appropriateness and rational use of drugs

Provide drug information to medical staff on dosages, adverse effects, appropriate dosage forms and any other aspects of medicine use

Maintain records of patient's drug histories and participating in decision-making on appropriate treatments

Discuss treatments with and provide information on medicines to patients

Ensure medicines are stored appropriately and securely and receive drugs and verify correct drugs are supplied

Keep up to date with new developments in the field of human medicines, and contributing to research and development and drug market surveillance

Develop guidelines for drug use within the staff clinic and regularly update drug formulary

Provide information and statistics on expenditure on drugs and implement effectively the Bank's drugs budget

Participate in the procurement of drugs and medical consumables

Making ENT and skin preparations for patients as per British Pharmacopoeia

Liaising with drug suppliers to exchange short expiry drugs, replace expired ones and coordinating destruction of expired drugs with the pharmacy and poisons board

Participate in the staff pharmacy audit and manage the pharmacy and drug store inventory as prescribed in the procedures

Report adverse events and participate in Pharmaco-vigilance

Maintain statutory and ethical records/registers, monitor patients on long-term medications and validate drug invoices and other purchases on petty cash

Qualifications and requirements

At least Six (6) years relevant work experience with three (3) years served at the grade of pharmaceutical technologist II or comparable position

Higher Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacy or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution

Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacy or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution

Registered with Pharmacy and Poisons board with current practising licence

Attended a Supervisory Course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution

Proficiency in computer applications

Good interpersonal and communications skills

Knowledge of Health laws and standard medical practices and procedures; pharmacy policy and legislative requirements

Experience in providing medical services, pharmacy management and patient care

Experience in drug supplies and management, and handling medical schemes

Knowledge in basic accounting and administration

Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution

How to apply

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

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