Job Title: Pharmacy Technician
Organisation: Africa Humanitarian
Action (AHA)
Action (AHA)
Funding Source: United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Medical Officer
About Us:
Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) is a non-governmental non- profit
making organization that provides health services to refugees on behalf of
UNHCR. Our mission is to respond to crises and disasters in Africa; to enhance
communities at risk, so they can solve their concerns themselves.
making organization that provides health services to refugees on behalf of
UNHCR. Our mission is to respond to crises and disasters in Africa; to enhance
communities at risk, so they can solve their concerns themselves.
Job Summary: The Pharmacy
Technician will primarily manage the quality preparation, safe storage and
rational use of medicines and health supplies in the areas of operation by AHA.
Technician will primarily manage the quality preparation, safe storage and
rational use of medicines and health supplies in the areas of operation by AHA.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
·
In charge of planning and budgeting for pharmacy
activities;
In charge of planning and budgeting for pharmacy
activities;
·
Providing professional advice and support on all
issues of pharmaceutical management.
Providing professional advice and support on all
issues of pharmaceutical management.
·
In charge of requisitioning for pharmaceutical
needs;
In charge of requisitioning for pharmaceutical
needs;
·
Preparing quality compounded medicines and
infusions;
Preparing quality compounded medicines and
infusions;
·
Producing accountability for financial and other
resources;
Producing accountability for financial and other
resources;
·
Dispensing prescription and medications;
Dispensing prescription and medications;
·
Providing advice to clinicians and other health
professionals on prescriptions;
Providing advice to clinicians and other health
professionals on prescriptions;
·
Providing advice to patients and communities on
proper use and storage of medicines;
Providing advice to patients and communities on
proper use and storage of medicines;
·
Ensuring proper storage of medicines in the
facilities;
Ensuring proper storage of medicines in the
facilities;
·
In charge of monitoring and maintaining adequate
medicines supplies levels.
In charge of monitoring and maintaining adequate
medicines supplies levels.
·
Preparing and submitting periodic reports.
Preparing and submitting periodic reports.
·
Supervising and appraising staff;
Supervising and appraising staff;
·
Professional and service codes of codes of
conduct and ethics enforced
Professional and service codes of codes of
conduct and ethics enforced
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The jobholder should preferably hold a Diploma
in pharmacy or its equivalent from a recognized institution
The jobholder should preferably hold a Diploma
in pharmacy or its equivalent from a recognized institution
·
Must be registered and licensed with the
pharmacy council.
Must be registered and licensed with the
pharmacy council.
·
Good planning, organizing and coordinating
skills
Good planning, organizing and coordinating
skills
·
Good records and information management skills
Good records and information management skills
·
Excellent project management skills
Excellent project management skills
·
Results oriented;
Results oriented;
·
Accountability;
Accountability;
·
High degree of ethics and integrity
High degree of ethics and integrity
·
Concern for quality and standard;
Concern for quality and standard;
·
Team building.
Team building.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
updated CVs and cover letters to the Coordinator Health and Nutrition, Africa
Humanitarian Action via E-mail to [email protected],
[email protected] or [email protected] to the physical office in Kyaka
II refugee settlement.
updated CVs and cover letters to the Coordinator Health and Nutrition, Africa
Humanitarian Action via E-mail to [email protected],
[email protected] or [email protected] to the physical office in Kyaka
II refugee settlement.
Deadline: 1oth October 2016
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