Health Economics and Policy Specialist at County Government of Kitui

Requirements for Appointment

• For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
• Be a Kenyan Citizen;
• At least seven (7) years’ experience, three (3) of which must have been at senior management level in either Public or Private Sector;
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Master's degree in any of the following: Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis and Formulation, Pharmacognosy and Complementary Medicine, Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacovigilance and Pharmaco-epidemiology, Medicines Supplies Management, Medicines Regulation, Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Control, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, Health Systems Management, Pharmaceutical Care, Health Informatics, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medical statistics, Drug Design and Development, Clinical trials, Quality Assurance, Radio pharmacy, Public Health, Microbiology or Molecular Pharmacology from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Certificate of Registration by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Valid practicing license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:
• Coordinating pharmaceutical services in a health facility;
• Coordinating Medicine and Therapeutics committee activities in a health facility;
• Developing and reviewing standard operating procedures for all pharmaceutical services in the facility;
• Providing continuous professional development education to pharmacists;
• Evaluating appropriateness of donated medical supplies;
• Maintaining pharmaceutical inventories;
• Participating in facility management committees;
• Providing medicinal information in preparation of patient drug management therapies;
• Coordinating preparation of annual work plans and ensuring they are adhered to; and
• Coordinating capacity building and deployment of pharmaceutical personnel.