Pharmacy Services Officer at HealthPlus Limited

HealthPlus Limited, Nigeria’s first integrative pharmacy, is the fastest-growing pharmacy chain in West Africa. We are committed to our mission of helping people achieve optimum health and vitality, while delivering superior value to stakeholders. Our vision is to be Africa’s #1 for pharmacy, wellness and beauty. Recently, we secured significant foreign investment from our partners to scale up our network of retail outlets and our online business. This strategy will give us unparalleled reach across the country and beyond.

Our success is based on our great people, great values and a winning corporate culture. Our people are passionate, driven and committed to continuous learning in order to maintain our edge. Our testimonial is that we are proud to be members of the HealthPlus family as we are offered a strong platform to explore our potentials. We believe in best practices always and therefore employ and retain the best talents.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Pharmacy Services Officer

Reference #: HP/PS/18
Location: Lagos
Contract Type: Permanent

Job Functions

• Administration, Advisory, Communications, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs, Counselling, Environmental Services, Health & Safety, Publication, Research and Development, Retail
• Industries: Admin, Office & Support, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical / Medical / Healthcare / Hygiene, Professional Services,Retail

Specifications
Support the Pharmacy Services Manager in achieving the following:

• Research, develop, plan, implement and manage opportunities for cost effective Pharmacy Services and Health Promotion, offered through our retail outlets in order to accomplish our mission of helping people achieve optimum health and vitality
• Work with management, pharmacy staff, local and national authorities to implement specific Pharmacy Services and Health Promotion opportunities that meet the health needs of our communities
• Ensure regulatory compliance with NAFDAC, PCN and other regulatory bodies
• Oversee the implementation and roll out of the selected pharmacy dispensing software, a prerequisite for introduction of Pharmacy Services. Ensure all pharmacy staff are fully competent in its use
• Ensure the training and development of competence of pharmacists and pharmacy support staff for the delivery of Pharmacy Services and Health Promotion such that our customers receive excellent and professional care
• Keep abreast of and ensure the deployment of current and relevant pharmacy services (e.g. medicines use review, healthy heart checks, weight loss program, sexual health, travel health, clinic, smoking cessation etc.) according to an agreed timeline
• Implement relevant Health Promotions in accordance to World Health Organisation health days/weeks
• Maintain Pharmacy Services and Health Promotion programs in accordance with all regulatory and professional requirements
• Oversee the continuous monitoring to the impact of Pharmacy Services and Health Promotion in our communities
• Ensure periodic analysis of dispensary records to identify disease and prescribing trends etc. Make recommendations
• Prepare, administer and monitor the budget for the department
• Coordinate the continuous professional development of pharmacists within the organisation, ensuring that they are up to date with the knowledge and skills required to deliver best practices in community and public health pharmacy

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy with 2 years minimum experience
• Master’s in Public Health is an added advantage
• Professional membership with PCN, PSN, etc.
• Organisational skills
• Good people skills
• Ability to manage and prioritize time
• Good problem solving and decision making skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• A good working Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Salary
Market Related

Application Closing Date
1st February, 2019

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online