Senior Assistant Director of Pharmaceutical, Services/Pharmaceutical Specialist I at Machakos County Public Service Board

Job Description

Machakos County, nicknamed ‘Macha,’ was the first capital city of Kenya and is now an administrative county in Kenya. Machakos is made up of eight constituencies including Machakos Town, Mavoko, Masinga, Yatta, Kangundo, Kathiani, Matungulu, and Mwala. Machakos Town is the administrative capital of the County.

Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinating pharmaceutical services in a health facility; Coordinating medicine and therapeutics committee activities in 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; Coordinating capacity building and deployment of dental personnel.

Requirements for appointment

Have at least eighteen years of experience, five of which should be in public service. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poison Board; Masters degree in any of the following: Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis and Formulation, Pharmacognosy and Complementary Medicine; Toxicology; Clinical Pharmacy; Pharmacovigilance and Pharmaco-epidemiology; Medicine Supplies Management: Medicine Regulation; Narcotic and Psychotropic substances Control; Pharmaceutics; Pharmacology and therapeutics; Pharmaceutical Analysis; Tropical and Infectious Diseases; Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Industrial Pharmacy; Health system Management; Pharmaceutical Care; Health Informatics; Health Economics; Epidemiology; Biostatics; 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 Poison Board. Certificate of Registration by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. Valid practicing license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution