Vacancy Announcement

Job title:

Pharmacy Technician

Work Location:

Kailahun District

Department:

Pharmacy

Reports to:

Senior Pharmacy Officer (Mentor), District Clinical Lead

Line Management

No

Application Status

External Advert

Organisation Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position Overview

PIH-Sierra Leone is supporting the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in the implementation of the five-year World Bank funded QEHSSSP health systems strengthening project that will implement a comprehensive Hub-and-Spoke approach in 5 districts in Sierra Leone through focused investments in staff, stuff, space, systems and nutrition.

Through the project, Partners in Health, in the leadership of Ministry of Health and Sanitation, will be supporting 3 health facilities in the district (Jojoima, Buedu and Bandajuma) through comprehensive health systems strengthening approaches to develop these sites as sites for comprehensive Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child Adolescent Health and Nutrition services.

The positions will be based in one of the health facilities in Kailahun: Jojoima CHC, Buedu CHC or Yawei Bandajuma CHC

The Pharmacy Technician, helps to provide medication health care products to patients and consumers, ensure timely and effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders such as PIH/PHU/DHMT staff. The Pharmacy Technician must be an advocate for improving health care in Kailahun District.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide, prepare, and dispense medications for patients as prescribed by the Clinician
• Ensure the use of the National SOPs for supply chain management while dispensing, accounting for and reordering/ forecasting.
• Ensure accountability of medications and other consumables provided to the dispensary

• Account for wastage of medications and consumables that were not used in the ward but became unusable
• Label medications appropriately
• Stock shelves and ensure an adequate supply of medications and consumables
• Keep the dispensary clean and organized
• Require on-call service for access to medications during the night or on weekends
• Maintain confidential and accurate pharmacy records
• Other functions as requested by pharmacy superiors or a reasonable request from clinical staff for assistance regarding medications
• Complete understanding and appreciation of the use and side effects of prescription
• Collection, organization, and evaluation of patient information in regard to medications
• Providing drug information and evaluation to patients
• Promote rational drug use
• Maintain pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stocks to determine inventory levels and anticipate needed medication and supplies.
• Placing and expediting orders, verifying receipts and removing outdated drugs.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment

At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Education and Work Experience Requirements

• Pharmacy technician Diploma
• At least two years of formal work experience
• Computer literacy and experience in Office programs: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
• Ability to be flexible and effective in the face of unexpected challenges
• Strong interpersonal skills; experience in counseling preferred
• Proven ability to exercise good judgment, ensure patient confidentiality, and approach sensitive topics with respect
• Commitment to social justice in health care issues.
• Sense of humor and flexible disposition.
• Ability to live in rural Kailahun District for the full duration of the contract.

Social Justice

We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.

Method of application

Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3).