Assistant Chief Pharmacist in a Reputable Multi-specialist Hospital

Job Title: Assistant Chief Pharmacist

Location: Abuja

About the Role

• The role involves senior pharmacy responsibilities, supporting departmental leadership, supervising pharmacy operations, and ensuring the safe, effective, and lawful use of medicines.
• Our client is recruiting for two positions of Assistant Chief Pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement, storage, stock control and distribution of medicines.
• Participate in quality assurance, audit and continuing professional development.
• Dispense medicines accurately and provide clinical pharmacy input to patient care.
• Contribute to formulary management, medicines information and pharmacovigilance.
• Handle and document controlled medicines in line with PCN and national requirements.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) from a recognised institution.
• Completion of the required national internship/pre-registration training and NYSC, or a valid exemption where applicable.

Experience:

• Experience supervising and supporting junior hospital pharmacy staff.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary hospital team.
• Minimum of 8 years of post-registration experience in the relevant profession, including experience at Principal grade or equivalent.
• Experience contributing to quality assurance and service improvement.
• Substantial post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy practice.

Required skills:

• Understanding of medicines safety and pharmacovigilance.
• Accurate record-keeping and competent use of pharmacy systems.
• Knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice appropriate to the role.
• Competence in dispensing, stock control and controlled-medicines handling.
• Effective communication with clinical colleagues.

Nice to have:

• Membership of a recognised pharmacy professional body.
• Certification relevant to hospital or clinical pharmacy.