Supervising Pharmacist Jobs – Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG)

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Job Title:      Supervising Pharmacist
Organisation: Uganda Health
Marketing Group (UHMG)
Reports to: Regional
Programs Coordinator
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
About US:
Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG) is a Company Limited by Guarantee
with an NGO status, whose Vision is “A good life for all Ugandans”. UHMG works
in partnership with public, private, and civil society institutions to improve
the quality of life of Ugandans through the provision of superior and
affordable health care solutions. Using the Good Life Platform as its launch
pad, UHMG has employed uniquely designed interventions and innovative behavior
change communication approaches to raise people’s awareness of and demand for
health care services for Reproductive Health, HIV, Malaria, and Maternal &
Child Health.
Job Summary: The Supervising
Pharmacist is mainly responsible for ensuring that the regional pharmacy meets
and complies with good pharmacy practice, storage and distribution in accordance
to pharmaceutical society of Uganda and National Drug Authority (NDA) standards
and guidelines.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Prepare and file licensing and
    certification documents for the ware house on an annual basis to NDA and
    PSU
  • Conduct facility self-inspection audits
    using PSU and NDA inspection checklist to assess for compliance to good
    pharmacy practices.
  • Prepare Correction Action and Preventive
    Action plans (CAPA) in response to PSU and NDA audits
  • Prepare and implement training programmes
    of staff through Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
  • Prepare Standard Operating Procedures for
    the various operations at the ware house and ensure periodic reviews of
    the SOPS.
  • The jobholder will also deview the daily
    logs of temperature, cleaning and signoff as appropriate
  • Ensure good storage and ware housing
    practices are followed and develop a storage chart for the various classes
    of goods e.g. cold chain products, products stored away from light etc.
  • Sensitise and provide medical information
    to staff and other organisations on any new drugs that may have come on
    market.
  • Carry out visual inspection of medicines
    and medical supplies at the ware house to assess products for any
    suspected counterfeit or substandard products.
  • The jobholder will assess for eligibility
    of any organisation or person to purchase medicines from the ware house to
    eliminate possibilities of medicines going to elicit channels or being
    abused especially narcotics and commonly abused products.
  • Prepare various activity and periodic
    reports.
  • Put in place and monitor systems to ensure
    proper inventory controls at the ware house i.e. track expiries, stock
    card balances, minimum stock balances and buffer stocks.     
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the UHMG
    Supervising Pharmacist job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in
    Pharmacy, registered with Pharmacy Board, and a member of the
    Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda.
  • Possess highly analytical skills
  • Good team player
  • Highly flexible
  • Ability to work under minimal supervision.
  • Excellent communication skills, organized
  • Keen attention to detail
  • Be highly responsive to the task at hand
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should send their applications with copies of
Curriculum Vitae, names of three professional referees, copies of certified
academic documents, and telephone and email contacts to: The Human Resources
Manager, Uganda Health Marketing Group Ltd.; Plot 20-21, 27-28, Martyrs
Crescent, Ntinda, or to P. O. Box 4553, Kampala, Uganda.
N.B:  Hand deliveries should be submitted at the
UHMG reception.
Deadline: 6th July 2017 by
4:30pm
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