Pharmacist in Charge

Job Description

The position is a senior management role and exists to effectively represent and ensure quality service provision at Southlake Medical Centre Ltd network and its affiliates. The Pharmacist in Charge will serve as the professional and legal head of the pharmacy department, responsible for ensuring safe, effective, and compliant pharmaceutical services that meet patient expectations and regulatory standards. Specifically:

Duties

• Regulatory Liaison: Acting as the primary liaison with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) to ensure full compliance with national pharmaceutical laws and standards.
• Operational Management: Overseeing procurement, warehousing, and inventory control, including proper storage, FIFO (First-In, First-Out) methods, and expiry monitoring to prevent stock-outs and waste.
• Clinical Leadership: Providing medication therapy management, comprehensive patient counseling, and advising physicians on drug usage, dosages, and side effects, particularly for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and hypertension.
• Staff Supervision: Managing and supervising junior pharmacists, pharmaceutical technologists, and other pharmacy staff to ensure accurate dispensing and adherence to hospital policies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree,
• have successfully completed a one-year internship,
• be registered with the PPB,
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrable supervisory skills and ability
• Remarkable ability to follow through on tasks assigned.
• Exceptional communication skills
• Results-oriented, strategic thinker and planner
• Sound time management

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