Pharmacist Yobe
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Job Summary
TITLE: Pharmacist
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Health and Nutrition
LOCATION: Yobe
GRADE: 4
CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 months
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 4: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
In compliance with SCIs standard practices and protocols ensure good pharmacy distribution practices including storage; supply; distribution; rational use of drugs to ensure its effectiveness and operational availability in collaboration with the health and logistics team.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Pharmacy Specialist
Number of direct reports: None
Medication Dispensing:
- Support drug dispensers in primary health facilities by ensuring safe efficient and accurate dispensing processes.
- Ensure adherence to standardized dispensing practices promoting rational drug use in collaboration with the health and nutrition team.
- Good Storage Practices at Health Facility Pharmacies
- Ensure that medicines are stored in an organized manner adhering to standard guidelines for arrangement and labeling.
- Maintain a clean pest-free environment in all health facility pharmacies implementing necessary pest control measures.
- Ensure regular physical inventory checks are done at all the facilities every month.
- Ensure the removal of expired items and proper documentation of these actions.
- Monitor stock cards in health facilities ensuring they are regularly updated to reflect accurate stock levels.
- Report on items nearing expiration to facilitate prompt action and prevent wastage.
- Responsible for safe disposal of expired drugs and medical supplies working with the regulatory authority where applicable.
Consumption Monitoring:
- Responsible for handling the ordering of medical products and supplies from SCI-supported facilities in collaboration with the health and nutrition team.
- Responsible for field-based consumption reporting and timely completion identifying trends and gaps in medication usage.
- Ensure accurate reporting of drug stock movement and consumption.
- Oversee medication use in the field.
Cold Chain Management:
- Maintain the temperature of refrigerators in PHCs and SCs between 2-8C.
- Ensure strict adherence to the contingency plan in case of cold chain breakdown.
- Ensure the proper packaging procedure for transport in passive cold chain systems.
Capacity Building:
- Provide on-the-job training to drug dispensers/pharmacy technicians ensuring safe and accurate dispensing processes and patient counseling on prescribed treatment.
Compliance and Quality Control:
- Ensure that high-quality standards of health commodity management are met including Good Distribution Practices covering rotation control pipeline management consumption monitoring and ordering.
- Monitor medication safety across primary health care teams and stabilization centers.
- Responsible for pharmacovigilance in the field.
- Register the pharmacy warehouse with PCN using his/her license.
- Carry out quarterly pharmacy standard scorecard assessment
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions managing resources efficiently achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children engages and motivates others
- Future orientated thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team colleagues Members and external partners and supporters.
- Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable good listener easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Skills and Experience:
Essential
- BSc in Pharmacy
- Valid license to practice with minimum of 2 years relevant experience post NYSC
- NYSC or Exemption Certificate
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word Excel Outlook)
- Work experience in humanitarian settings and international NGO
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Willingness to travel within and outside the state
Preferred:
- Strong sense of organization and attention to details.
- Capacity to work in a team and maintain individual workload
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
About Company
Save the Children is a UK charity for children that works in over 100 countries to make sure children are fed, learning and treated fairly. Find out more.
