CLINICAL PHARMACIST

Muthiaga Pharmacy Department

About the Role

Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital is the most established Paediatric hospital in East and
Central Africa. The hospital provides healthcare to children in Nairobi and its environs as
well as those referred from all over Kenya and neighbouring countries. In addition to
the one hundred bed facility at Muthaiga, the hospital runs a network of sixteen (16)
outpatient facilities located in the suburbs of Nairobi and other parts of the Country.
To continue delivering on our promise of quality healthcare for children, we are looking
for a suitable candidate to fill the following position:-

Responsibilities

Provide individualized pharmaceutical care to in-patients and participate in multidisciplinary care plan.
Develop and run the medication therapy management service.
Conduct medication utilization reviews and engage in clinical and operational research.
Undertaking review of treatment sheets and prescriptions for appropriateness of medication therapy.
Monitor medication therapy and carry out clinical pharmacy interventions for both in patients and outpatients in liaison with the patient care team.
Reporting, Monitoring and analysis of medication errors, adverse drug reactions and other quality and patient safety indicators
Carry out medication use counselling and adherence monitoring for high-risk patients and patients on chronic treatment.
Prepare & submit clinical and management reports
Ensure institutional compliance with antibiotic stewardship guidelines restrictions
Undertake medication reconciliation during patient admission and discharge.
Participate and supervise staff in sterile compounding, chemotherapy reconstitution and extemporaneous preparations.
Provide information and education on medications and medication therapy to patients, healthcare workers and other hospital personnel
To prepare articles on important medication related updates for publication within the hospital and externally as well as patient education leaflets.
Maintain Close interaction with relevant professional bodies ensuring that the department is kept abreast with all new developments in the pharmaceutical and related fields
Conduct continuous professional development sessions for pharmacy staff
Serve as an active member in appointed hospital committees and process improvement action teams.