Job Description:

About the Job

This is a promotional internal position within the County Government of Kakamega, serving officers on Permanent and Pensionable Terms of Service, in the Department of Health Services. The role involves analyzing reports on adverse drug reactions, setting up poison information centers, conducting research on medicine utilization, and assessing research proposals.

Responsibilities

Analyzing reports on adverse drug reactions and poor-quality medicines.
Setting up and running poison information centers.
Conducting research and dissemination of the findings on medicine utilization.
Assessing and evaluating research proposals involving medicine use.
Analyzing medicines for quality assurance.
Coordinating pharmaceutical services in public health programs.
Monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of medication therapy.
Facilitating detection, prevention, response and provision of information on global public health crisis as per the International Health Regulations.
Preparing work/strategic plans.
Supervising and training staff.

Requirements

Served in the grade of Senior Assistant Director of Pharmaceutical Services/Pharmaceutical Specialist I, Job Group CPSB 04/ ‘Q’ for a minimum period of three (3) years.
Bachelors of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree from an institution recognized by Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Master’s degree in any of the following: Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis and Formulation; Pharmacognosy and Complementary Medicine; Toxicology; Clinical Pharmacy; Pharmacovigilance and Pharmaco-epidemiology, Medicine Supplies Management; Medicine Regulation; Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Control; Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, Health Systems Management, Pharmaceutical Care; Health Informatics, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics; Medical Statistics, Drug Design and Development, Clinical trials, Quality Assurance, Radio Pharmacy, Public Health, Microbiology, or Molecular Pharmacology from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Certificate of Registration by Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Valid practicing license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme (SLDP) lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.
Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution.
Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.