Since 1993,
Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) has promoted modern methods of pain and symptom
control as well as holistic care for patients living with cancer and HIV/AIDs.
HAU strives to uphold excellent clinical standards and provide quality
education courses and advocacy activities to promote the spread of palliative
care throughout Uganda and Africa. Hospice Africa Uganda has a head office in
Kampala and field offices in Hoima and Mbarara.

Job Summary: The Pharmacist will be in charge of the production of morphine, and
compliance to good manufacturing practice, support quality control and
assurance for the production unit, monitoring, packaging and dispensing of
medicines, and offer professional consultation to the patients and HAU.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The job holder will
be the pharmacist for the morphine production unit at HAU;
Offer support quality
control & quality assurance for the dispensing pharmacy and morphine
production unit;
Ensure that drug
orders and prescriptions are properly processed;
Take steps required
to fill prescriptions in compliance with all laws, regulations, and
organization policies and procedures;
Ensure good
prescriptions dispensing practices;
Respond to questions
from patients and clinicians in regards to knowledge of prescription &
pharmaceutical products;
Oversee and mentor
the pharmacy & morphine production unit team across the three HAU
sites;
Manage complaints
from patients, organization partners and others related; Offer expert
advice and counsel regarding dispensing & pharmacy related issues;
Lead stock taking, auditing, and research within & for the pharmacy;
Actively participate
in the clinical management of patients;
Be involved in
education of the clinical & other teams regarding medications &
pharmaceutical issues;
Participate in
Education programs in IHPCA.

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:

The applicant should
possess a good bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college or
university.
The applicant must
also be registered with the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda, with at
least two years’ experience in a busy pharmaceutical set up;
Good organizational
skills, leadership, managerial and excellent communication skills;
Prior experience with
small scale pharmaceutical manufacturing industry and with morphine,
training in Good Manufacturing
Practices and HSP
will be added advantage.

How to Apply:

All suitably
and qualified candidates with the necessary credentials are required to hand
deliver , E-mail or post a typed cover letter with and updated CV indicating
three professional referees to: The Head Human Resource and Administration
Director, Hospice Africa Uganda, Plot 130, Makindye Rd, Opposite Makindye
Country Club, P.O. Box 7757, Kampala, Uganda.

E-mail: humanresource@hospiceafrica.or.ug

Deadline: 10^th February, 2014

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