Pharmacy Supervisor

at Medecins sans Frontieres
Location Darfur, Sudan
Date Posted May 19, 2021
Category Health Care / Medical
Job Type Full-time
Currency SDG

Description

Primary health care center of MSF In Kario camp, East Darfur, includes OPD (trigae, observation, vaccination, consultation, drug dispensing and dressing), a laboratory, IPD (paediatric, neonate, ITFC, stabilisation for adults, isolation), SRH (ANC, PNC, delivery, family planning, SGBV), health promotion in camp and in community, data management, pharmacy, referrals to El Daein hospital and health promotion through NIDO volunteers. MSF runs OPD for six days a week and provides full time emergency and IPD care.

 Duties and responsibilities:
  • Ensuring general functioning of the pharmacy and supervising pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with MSF standards, protocols and procedures, in order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.
  • Ensuring storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols (controlling pests and rodents), implementing appropriate quality controls and records, in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) and availability of drugs and medical material, according to MSF protocols, national regulations and in cooperation with the logistics department.
  • Coordinating the delivery, reception and recording of international and local orders, in close coordination with the logistics department, updating stock files and informing line managers on their status (shortfalls, over-stocking, expiry dates), in order to permanently ensure security stock levels and ensure efficient management of stock.
  • Supervising orders of medical and drug material in order to ensure an efficient and appropriate consumption pattern under budget constraints.
  • Supervising the supply of drugs to patients, according to medical prescriptions, informing them on consumption patterns and keeping conditions in order to ensure their therapeutic progression
  • Ensuring efficient supply to other pharmacies managed/supported by MSF according to orders and stocks, and using cold chain when needed. Monitoring and analysing orders of depending pharmacies in order to avoid ruptures of stock or having expired drugs.
  • Supervising, with the HR department, the associated processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the pharmaceutical team and the nursing staff, in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve their dispensing capabilities.
  • Recording all items received and issued in computer (Isystock) and reporting on drug consumptions and medical equipment dispensed according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns as well as forecasting future needs, in order to rationalise the budget and to ensure availability.
  • Assisting in training of nursing staff regarding dispensing of drugs and their side effects
 Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
Education Essential: pharmacy degree (or equivalent 4-5 years diploma according to the country of origin of the pharmacist)
Experience Essential demonstrated one year experience in (hospital/health care facility) pharmacy management, previous experience with MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries is desirable
Languages Mission working language English, (plus Arabic)
Knowledge Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)

 

Competencies People Management and Development L2

Commitment to MSF Principles L2

Behavioural Flexibility L3

Results and Quality Orientation L3

Teamwork and CooperationL3

 

Application must be in English language and must include (mandatory) :

 

  • Complete CV and Copies of all the work certificates and diplomas mentioned in the CV
  • Contact information of the previous employers for reference.
  • Sudanese Nationality certificate.
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