Job Group: 'Q'

Terms of Service: Permanent & Pensionable

Allowances as per SRC guidelines.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

i.            Coordinating Pharmaceutical services

ii.          Coordinating Medicine and Therapeutics activities

iii.        Developing and reviewing standard operating procedures for all pharmaceutical services

iv.         Conducting Research on medicine utilization

v.          Providing Continuous professional development education to pharmacists  

vi.         Evaluating appropriateness of donated medical supplies

vii.       Maintaining Pharmaceutical inventories

viii.     Participating in facility management committees

ix.         Providing medicinal information in preparation of patient drug management therapies

x.          Coordinating preparation of annual work plans and ensuring they are adhered to

xi.         Coordinating capacity building and deployment of dental personnel

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have

i.            At least eight (8) years of experience in public service.

ii.          Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree (B Pharm) from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poison Board.

iii.        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.

iv.         Registration Certificate by the Pharmacy and Poisons Boards

v.          Valid practicing license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board

vi.         Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution

vii.       Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.

THE SECRETARY/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

MACHAKOS COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD,

PO BOX 603-90100 MACHAKOS