Pharmacist (2 Posts)
📍 Isiolo
💼 On-site
⏰ Full Time
📋 Permanent Contract
🏷️ Medicine and Health
Minimum Experience
1 year
Application Deadline
📅 28/11/2026
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Job Description
Job Summary
To provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care, manage medical commoditiesandsupplies, and ensure safe, rational and effective drug therapy across all countyhealthfacilities
Duties and Responsibilities
Pharmaceutical Care:
Dispense prescription and non-prescription medications and provide patient counseling on dosage, side effects, storage and drug therapy.
Supply Chain Management:
Handle requisition, receipt, storage, inventory management, distribution and quality control of pharmaceutical products and medical commodities.
Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacovigilance:
Participate in ward rounds, review treatment charts and monitor and report Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs).
Rational Medicine Use:
Promote evidence-based prescribing and cost-effective use of medicines among healthcare providers.
Compounding & Repackaging:
Prepare specialized pharmaceutical formulations and repackage bulk medications according to SOPs.
Supervision & Mentorship:
Supervise Pharmaceutical Technologists, support staff and interns.
Data Management & Reporting:
Maintain accurate records of drug consumption and controlled drugs and prepare routine pharmacy reports.
Compliance:
Ensure adherence to national pharmacy laws, Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) guidelines and public health regulations.
Requirements for Appointment
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB).
Certificate of successful completion of a one-year professional internship from a recognized institution.
Certificate of Registration as a Pharmacist from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB).
Valid Annual Practicing License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB).
Proficiency in computer applications and hospital management systems.
Must meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.
Must provide clearances from EACC, DCI, KRA, HELB and CRB.
Core Competencies and Personal Attributes
Strong knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics and pharmaceutical supply chain management.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and patient counseling skills.
High level of integrity, ethics and attention to detail.
Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
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