2022-03-10

Pharmacist – Heliwa, Mogadishu, Somalia

Heliwa, Mogadishu, Somalia
Posted on March 10, 2022

SOS Children’s Villages

Pharmacist – Heliwa, Mogadishu, Somalia

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organization to which all SOS Children’s Villages including SOS Children’s Villages Somalia Association is affiliated. SOS Children’s Villages Somalia has officially been working in Somalia since 1985. SOS is currently working in 134 countries worldwide. We are committed to the welfare of children – often throughout the whole of their childhood, and to strengthening families and communities as a preventive measure in the fight against abandonment and social neglect. We also run education and health facilities. With the SOS Children’s Village concept, the organization pioneered a family approach to the long-term care of orphaned and abandoned children. SOS Children’s Villages upholds child protection policy and our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children and youth from abuse. SOS Children’s Villages Somalia currently works in five regions; Banadir Regions (almost all districts), Bay, Bakol and Lower Shabelle in Southwest State, Middle Shabelle in HirShabelle State.

SOS Children’s Villages invites applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates who fulfill the eligibility criterion for the below position.

Job Title: Pharmacist (1 Position)

Report to: Pharmacy incharge

Location: Heliwa – Mogadishu, Somalia

Job Summary:

The Employee assists with the preparation and distribution of pharmaceuticals, inventory management, and documentation. He/She works within a scope of responsibilities, code of ethics and understanding of the regulatory requirements in the Hospital Pharmacy.

Key performance areas and main responsibilities

1) Inventory and dispensing of medicine

Check for expired medications
Notify the pharmacist when stock is low
Take in and handle out prescriptions
Dispense prescriptions
Use store’s computer systems to generate label and stock lists
Help in maintaining reasonable dispensary stock levels
Receive and/ or unload incoming goods coming in the hospital pharmacy
Deliver pharmaceuticals goods to sites within a pharmacy department and clinical areas/wards/departments
Sell over the counter medicines
Pre-pack, assemble and label medicines

2) Patient care

Answer queries on the availability and supply of medicines
Respond to face to face and telephone enquiries of a routine nature from members of the public, patients, their representatives and a wide range of staff groups
Create and maintain patient profiles

3) Health & Safety

Promote an environment of physical, occupational, ethical and legal safety
Observe safe work practices, rules and instructions relating to work, and be pro-active in hazard management
Willingly co-operate in the achievement of all health and safety goals and initiatives
Cleaning and sterilizing dispensing bottles and instruments

4) Data Protection

At all times ensures that personal data of donors, sponsors, SOS CV beneficiaries and their families as well as SOS co-workers is handled confidentially and in accordance with prevailing SOS-Kinderdorf International data protection laws.

Qualifications and Experience:

Diploma/Degree in Pharmacy.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the same position.

Competencies – knowledge, skills, abilities:

Good critical thinking skills, organized
Strong communication skills
Good time management skills
To work effectively in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment, respecting diversity.

Child Safeguarding Policy: SOS Children’s Villages Somalia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes. SOS Children’s Villages organization is committed to safeguarding the rights of the children and therefore, is expected that every individual who joins with SOS Children’s Villages Somalia understand his/her responsibility in protecting and keeping children always safe.

Application Procedure:

Interested applicants should send their applications with a CV and scanned copies of your academic and professional certificates indicating telephone numbers and three referees to this email hr.so@sossomalia.org

Indicating with the subject line of the position.

The closing date is 19^th March, 2022.

Competent Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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