Background

The incumbent shall collaborate closely with the Matawale Health Centre to ensure the availability and proper administration of all medical supplies in accordance with government standard.

Duties and Tasks

• Retrieving and packaging prescribed medications accurately and efficiently.
• Labelling prescription containers with appropriate instructions and warnings.
• Verifying medication quantities and expiration dates.
• Monitoring stock levels and informing pharmacists of low inventory or expiring medications.
• Conducting periodic inventory counts and reconciling discrepancies.
• Places orders for additional drugs as directed by the medical staff
• Liaises with healthcare providers and patients to obtain correct prescription information
• Take inventory of drugs on hand and record results
• Notify superiors when medication inventory needs to be replenished in a timely manner
• Maintain proper drug storage and security
• Supplies patients with information and education on their prescription
• Liaises with healthcare providers and patients to obtain correct prescription information
• Places orders for additional drugs as directed by the medical staff

Professional Qualifications

• Should have a diploma in nursing or a certificate in pharmacy
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in health project management
• Extensive knowledge of the country’s Health system, policies and strategies;
• Extensive experience in holding ToT trainings and curriculum development
• Proven track record of coordinating projects involving different stakeholders;
• Demonstrated understanding of programme development with practical experiences in Project Cycle Management and Result Based Management;
• Fluency in national language(s) and English (spoken and written).

Desirable Personal Attributes

Suitability Criteria-Task Oriented

• Reliable, accurate and systematic;
• Goal-oriented, problem solving, independent, committed, innovative and motivated;
• Able and willing to learn and acquire new knowledge relevant to the function;
• Excellent social and interpersonal communication skills and team spirit

Suitability Criteria – People Oriented

• Team working
• Trust/reliability
• Communication
• Flexibility.

• Retrieving and packaging prescribed medications accurately and efficiently.
• Labelling prescription containers with appropriate instructions and warnings.
• Verifying medication quantities and expiration dates.
• Monitoring stock levels and informing pharmacists of low inventory or expiring medications.
• Conducting periodic inventory counts and reconciling discrepancies.
• Places orders for additional drugs as directed by the medical staff
• Liaises with healthcare providers and patients to obtain correct prescription information
• Take inventory of drugs on hand and record results
• Notify superiors when medication inventory needs to be replenished in a timely manner
• Maintain proper drug storage and security
• Supplies patients with information and education on their prescription
• Liaises with healthcare providers and patients to obtain correct prescription information
• Places orders for additional drugs as directed by the medical staff

• Reliable, accurate and systematic
• Goal-oriented, problem solving, independent, committed, innovative and motivated
• Able and willing to learn and acquire new knowledge relevant to the function
• Excellent social and interpersonal communication skills and team spirit
• Team working
• Trust/reliability
• Communication
• Flexibility

• Diploma in nursing or a certificate in pharmacy
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in health project management
• Extensive knowledge of the country’s Health system, policies and strategies
• Extensive experience in holding ToT trainings and curriculum development
• Proven track record of coordinating projects involving different stakeholders
• Demonstrated understanding of programme development with practical experiences in Project Cycle Management and Result Based Management
• Fluency in national language(s) and English (spoken and written)