Expires 2 weeks from now
Pharmacist
full-time
Gulu,
Gulu District,
Uganda
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Job Summary
Lead safe, efficient and financially sustainable pharmaceutical services at the assigned hospital. The pharmacist ensures appropriate medicine use, reliable availability, regulatory compliance, high-quality patient care and effective performance of the pharmacy team.
Job Details
CLINICAL CARE AND MEDICATION SAFETY
- Review prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, interactions, contraindications, allergies and correct dosing.
- Provide medicine information, patient counselling, medication reconciliation and clinical pharmacy support.
- Lead medication-error, near-miss, adverse-drug-reaction and pharmacovigilance processes, including RCA and CAPA.
- Promote rational prescribing, antimicrobial stewardship and formulary compliance.
OPERATIONS, INVENTORY AND FINANCE
- Maintain medicine availability through forecasting, timely ordering, redistribution and min-max stock controls.
- Ensure accurate receipt, storage, issue and reconciliation of stock, including FEFO/FIFO, cold chain and controlled medicines.
- Control stock-outs, expiries, variances, emergency purchases, revenue leakage and unbilled medicines.
- Monitor revenue, cost of sales, gross contribution, mark-up and pricing compliance; recommend corrective action.
QUALITY, COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE
- Ensure compliance with legislation, professional requirements, accreditation standards, SOPs and licences.
- Conduct pharmacy audits, close findings and lead measurable quality-improvement initiatives.
- Maintain controlled-medicine records and manage recalls, quarantines and approved disposal.
- Submit accurate reports and participate in clinical governance, Medicines and Therapeutics, quality and stewardship forums.
PEOPLE AND STAKEHOLDER LEADERSHIP
- Plan staffing and duty rosters; set objectives; supervise, coach and assess pharmacy personnel.
- Coordinate induction, competency development and continuing professional education.
- Collaborate with clinical, nursing, finance, procurement, supply chain, quality, HR and hospital management teams.
Escalate significant patient-safety, operational, financial or regulatory risks promptly.
Requirements
• Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from a recognised institution.
• Full registration and valid annual practising licence in Uganda.
• Minimum three years’ post-registration experience, preferably in a hospital.
• Supervisory experience desirable; clinical pharmacy, supply chain or quality training is an advantage.
• Competence in pharmacy systems, data analysis and Microsoft Office.
About Company
C-Care - Uganda (IMC)
C-Care is a leading provider of medical care in Mauritius, Uganda, and Madagascar. From our world-class facilities to our cutting-edge treatments, we strive for excellence and compassion in everything we do at C-Care, from the care we provide to the way we treat our patients and their families. We employ only the most qualified medical staff, use the latest technology and equipment, and follow strict standards of safety and cleanliness. Our goal is to provide our patients with the best possible experience, from the moment they walk through our doors until the moment they leave our care. At C-Care, we believe that healthcare is about more than just treatment and cure. It is about caring for the whole person – mind, body and spirit. That is why our approach to healthcare is based on the philosophy of compassion, which means treating our patients and their families with kindness, understanding and respect.