Pharmacy Specialist - ESM at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Background

• The Nigeria TBHIV Reach Integration & Impact Project (N-THRIP) is designed to ensure a coordinated and intensive effort to scale up the prevention, identification, and treatment of HIV in both general and key populations in Anambra state.
• The focus will be on facility and community-based approaches to reach epidemic control, and in addition, ensure improvement in the coverage of pregnant women on ART as well as target KP and AGYW programs.
• Hence, the consultant will support the implementation of the N-THRIP at Enhanced Site Management facilities in the state.

Key Roles
The services of the consultant will include but not limited to the following:

• Support capacity building of pharmacy staff to deliver high quality services for HIV, TB/HIV and TB within supported health facilities.
• Dispense Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and other medication in line with approved regimens and standards.
• Providing medication-related counselling, including reinforcing adherence and advising on potential   side effects and drug interactions
• Working with providers and clients to identify, manage, and report adverse drug reactions and drug interactions.
• Contributing to decision making on treatment and care for individual clients
• Ensure Good Pharmaceutical Practice (GPP) and standards.
• Monitor ARV and other drug (STIs, OIs, etc.) stock levels at the community level and communicate with the project team for re-stocking.
• Contribute to forecasting /quantification of health commodities and monitoring of drug distributions.
• Oversee drug logistics i.e., stock-taking, proper drug storage, drug stock out in health facilities and monitor the effectiveness of the pull system
• Oversee quality assurance systems at the facility level by close monitoring of prescription patterns, ensuring proper documentation, side effects monitoring (pharmacovigilance) and reducing dispensing errors.

Recruitments

• B.Pharm or Pharm D with 2 – 3 years post NYSC experience in HIV/AID pharmaceutical care.
• Experience in supporting supply Chain processes and information flows.
• Work experience in logistics, preferably in an NGO setting will be an advantage.
• Excellent ability to communicate and maintain productive relations with the team; resourcefulness, flexibility, and ability to work in a fast changing and challenging environment.
• Ability to use key computing applications e g MS Office Suite etc and knowledge of different databases (DHIS or NMRS) is a plus.