Pharmacist – Baidoa, Somalia

Date: 20/07/2024

Position – Pharmacist    

Number of position: 1    

Section: Health

Locality: Baidoa  

Reports to:  Health Project Manager 

Background

Volunteers for Relief and Development is a registered local organizations working humanitarian initiatives to respond to vulnerable communities by protracted droughts and conflicts in Somalia. The main objective of its establishment is reaching the unprivileged communities severing the natural calamities, shocks and manmade disaster

Job Summary

This job creation is aimed at building an emergency health team to quickly respond to the dire health needs of people affected by the climate change.

• Dispensing medications as prescribed by doctors and other medical professionals.
• Providing information and advice about drugs, their side effects, correct dosage and proper storage.
• Providing other health advice, such as guidance on stopping smoking
• Working with other healthcare professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs.
• Maintain full control over delivering, stocking and labeling medicine and other products and monitor their condition to prevent expiring or deterioration.
• Organize the pharmacy in an efficient manner to make the identification of products easier and faster.
• Ordering and purchasing pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs.
• Analyzing prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
• Advising patients on medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies

Required competence 

• Diploma in pharmacology with at least 2 years of experience.
• Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution.
• In-depth knowledge of medicament administration and brands
• A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity.

• Ability to English proficiency.
• Previous experience within a humanitarian aid organization, in particular working in primary health care programs and conducting nursing.
• Strong counselling skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Competent to work under stress as the situation may dictate. Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic background.
• Computer skills (MS Word, excel, internet, computer based lab results ordering and reporting) Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

Child Protection and safeguarding

The responsibilities of this position include regular contact with children, and young people. Volunteers for Relief and Development organization is responsible for protecting and safeguarding the dignity of children, women, and all vulnerable individuals, as well as raising awareness.

How to apply

Interested applicants should applications letters and updated CVs and should send scanned copies of their academic document with 3 three contactable references to this email: procurement.vrd@gmail.com 

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

 

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