OSS Pharmacist at the Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) – 2 Openings

Job Title: OSS Pharmacist

Summary

• Will provide technical leadership and support related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS strategies and approaches in implementation of the programs.
• S/He will work with relevant stakeholders to coordinate the design and implementation of facility-based programs in relation to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including the use of Anti-retroviral treatment, PMTCT, care and support, work with relevant staff and partners to coordinate the design and implementation of community-based programs in relation to community HTS and PMTCT including optimizing HIV case finding and linkage to care at supported health facilities, liaise with partners implementing community programs in order to optimize community-facility linkage of clients identified to be HIV positive and retention to care and treatment, support the provision of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and ART in line with National and Global best practices and guideline.
• S/He will also provide technical assistance in non-ART clinical care including the management of opportunistic infections (OI) and Palliative care capacity for PLHIV, contribute to the development of program strategies, subproject documents, work plans and budgets and represent ECEWS to donors and government officials on issues of HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support at the State level.

Job Description

• Dispense Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and other medication in line with approved regimens and standards
• Dispensing ARVs in appropriate packaging with clear instructions
• Providing medication-related counseling, including reinforcing adherence and advising on potential side effects and drug interactions
• Providing drug information to health service providers and clients on request
• Identifying and supporting follow-up of clients who do not return for refills of their ARVs
• Working with providers and clients to identify, manage, and report adverse drug reactions and drug interactions
• Contributing to decision making on treatment and care for individual clients
• Ensure Good Pharmaceutical Practice (GPP) and standards
• Calculate drug storage needs for ART start-up and expansion
• Monitor ARV and other drug (STIs, OIs, etc.) stock levels at the OSS and communicate with the project team for re-stocking
• Contribute to forecasting /quantification of health commodities and monitoring of drug distributions
• Oversee drug logistics i.e. stock-taking, proper drug storage, drug stock out and monitor the effectiveness of the pull system
• Assess the functionality of existing pharmaceutical management systems and develop implementation plans that prioritize and address gaps
• Oversee quality assurance systems at the OSS by close monitoring of prescription patterns, ensuring proper documentation, side effects monitoring (pharmacovigilance) and reducing dispensing errors
• Identify needs for information resources—for example, ART guidelines and drug information for medication counselling
• Implement monitoring and reporting of medication errors, suspected adverse reactions to medicines, and other medication-related events
• Monitoring ART prescriptions for appropriateness and discrepancies
• Monitoring adherence to ARVs; working with clients and other health service providers to address difficulties
• Address emerging problems as client numbers increase
• Contribute to the development of data collection tools for KPs (HTS, ART and Prevention for Positives)
• Monitor and report weekly enrolment
• Provide support to the Strategic Information (SI) unit to conduct research (qualitative and quantitative) surveys on service delivery outcomes for HIV prevention, care and treatment.
• Ensure timely submission of quality reports to ECEWS on monthly and quarterly basis or as required
• Support the development of budgets and work plans, as appropriate, for clinical services in the OSS.
• Proactively seek out and report relevant opportunities, success stories, linkages or challenges that may promote clinical services for the project.
• Carry out any assignment as may be decided.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or other relevant field with prior relevant field with prior relevant field with prior relevant field with prior relevant field with prior experience in supply chain management and HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation.
• At least 2 years’ experience in related programming in developing countries.
• Experience in Pharmacy Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in HIV/AIDS monitoring.
• Proficiency in MS Access, SPSS, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point and other Office packages.
• Proficiency in the use of email and internet.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

Salary
Competitive.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is on 27th January, 2025. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Official Website: https://ecews.org/