Pharmacist Trainee job at Infectious Diseases Institute

Infectious Diseases Institute

Pharmacist Trainee job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2021 - 2022

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 18 March 2022

Hiring Organization: Infectious Diseases Institute

Job Details:

General Summary
The Pharmacist trainee, KKP-KHP-PHARMA will support the Project coordinator in the enhancement of pharmacovigilance activities at Baylor COE, Mildmay and Fort Portal, Lira, Mbarara and Kawaala referral hospitals for the project.

Key Responsibilities
• Develop tools to be used in the monitoring of pharmacovigilance activities at the different sites
• Support facilities in development of pharmacovigilance work plans for their sites
• Participate in the timely generation of adverse event reports from the different facilities and timely submission to NDA
• Contribute to generation of summary reports and dissemination between facilities and promoting learning from success stories at different facilities
• Participate in national pharmacovigilance committees and meetings as called upon.
• Keep abreast with new knowledge in the global arena of pharmacovigilance and findings from other settings that can be used to strengthen the project’s activities.
• Participate in weekly and biweekly progress meetings as scheduled
• Participate and contribute to generation of monthly and quarterly reports
• Coordinating technical aspects related to the projects targets
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Person Specification
Qualifications, skills and experience
• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy
• One year’s experience preferably during internship
• Experience related to working with the district health systems and MoH.
• Registration with the pharmacy council, Uganda.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical principles, practices, equipment and supplies.
• Knowledge of Ugandan law regulating pharmacology and the use of controlled substances
• Knowledge of proper record keeping practices when managing ARV’s and in analysis and reporting of data for Programme decision-making
• Good report / proposal writing and presentation skills.