SHOFCO Overview
SHOFCO combats gender inequality and extreme poverty in urban slums by linking tuition-free schools for girls to holistic social services for all. The SHOFCO model elevates girls while connecting community transformation to women’s empowerment. Our ecosystem of services enables everyone to reach their full potential. Our holistic services change communities today: we improve health, provide economic opportunity, work to end gender-based violence, and create sanitation systems that offer dignity. Tomorrow, our girls will become next-generation leaders, disrupting the systems that hold poverty in place.
Job Purpose
To be responsible for checking prescriptions to ensure that there are no errors, dispensing medications by compounding, packaging, and labelling pharmaceuticals and ensuring that they are appropriate and safe for the individual patient and providing advice on the dosage of medicines.
Position Objectives and Responsibilities
- Verify, interpret and process orders and prescription.
- Dispense drugs and counsel patients on the proper use of drugs dispensed.
- Take part in supply chain management to ensure that essential stocks are available in the pharmacy at all times.
- Monitor stock levels of drugs and place orders when necessary.
- Keep appropriate documentation for accountability and research needs.
- Conduct continuous medical examination sessions relating to drugs and other health care products.
- Monitor storage conditions i.e. expiry status and security of the pharmaceuticals.
Education, Experience and Skills
- Diploma in Pharmacy
Professional Qualifications
- Enrolled member of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
- Member of the Kenya Pharmaceutical Association
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific)
- At least 1 year of post registration relevant experience
Functional Skills
- Examining information
- Interpreting data
- Making decisions
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes
- Following procedures
- Interacting with people
- Upholding standards
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send their applications together with a detailed CV to [email protected] quoting their current and expected salaries. All Applicants must provide at least three professional references. The Subject should clearly indicate the position being applied for. Applications without this information will not be considered. Applications should reach us no later than 15th February 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
