Clinical Pharmacist, Map - AMR Kenya Project

ADVERT REF AD/7/97/23 , I POST
The Position

• The position is domiciled in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics in the Faculty of Health Sciences, under the Monitor and Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Kenya (MAPAMR Kenya) Project. This is a five (5) year CDC project that will be conducted in three (3) hospitals: namely Kenyatta National Hospital, The Nairobi Hospital and The National Spinal Injury Referral Hospital.

Location

• This is a full time position based at the University of Nairobi, Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, its holder reports to the Project Principal Investigator.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of IPC recommendations and AMR stewardship action plans in the project health facilities to assist with antibiotic selection for common clinical conditions
• Participate in the development of SOPs, clinician handbooks, mentorship framework and guideline documents
• Assist in the development of campaign material on the risk of AMR as per the project’s objectives
• Support the coordination of AMR surveillance activities
• Support data collection on antimicrobial consumption and use in the project sites
• Support the delivery of trainings aimed at building laboratories capacities to undertake AMR surveillance
• Assist the Principal Investigator and the project’s Technical Experts to prepare technical progress reports on project implementation and achievements
• Support the implementation of other AMR related projects

Job Specifications

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) degree, recognised by the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• Registration with Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB)
• A valid Pharmacy practice license
• At least one (1) year of experience working with donor-funded projects or clinical research
• Demonstrate high level of integrity with the ability to maintain confidentiality, and possession excellent communication skills; a team player with report writing and analytical skills

Tenure and Terms of Appointment

• The tenure of this job is one (1) year, appointment is on contract which can renewed based on performance, mutual agreement and project period.

Notes

Applicants should email their application letters, certified copies of certificates and curriculum vitae (CV) giving details of their qualifications, experience and three (3) referees indicating their telephone contacts and e-mail contacts;

Applications and related documents should be forwarded addressed to the Director, Human Resource, University of Nairobi;

Applicants should state their current designations, salaries and other benefits attached to those designations;

The application letter must bear the reference code indicated in the advertisement;

Late applications will not be considered and

Applications should be emailed as one file in PDF

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2023

Send your application to [email protected]