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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Pharmacy Supervisor – Based in Maehongson

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS THAILAND (DWBT)

Background

Doctors without Borders Thailand (DWBT) is a Thai organisation working to increase access to medical and mental health services in Thailand. DWBT is neutral, impartial, and solely medical in nature with no religious, political, or human rights objectives. Since 2017, DWBT has been operating a project in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat primarily providing mental health services including basic mental health and an appropriate system of referral where needed. DWBT also works with partner organisations in Mae Hong Son province.

Main Purposes

Ensuring general functioning of the pharmacy and supervising pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with DWBT standards, protocols and procedures, in order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensuring storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols, implementing appropriate quality controls and records, in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) in the partners, and availability of drugs and medical material, according to DWBT protocols, national regulations and in cooperation with the logistics department.
• Coordinating the delivery, reception and recording of local purchase orders, in close coordination with the logistics department, updating stock files and informing line managers on their status (shortfalls, over-stocking, expiry dates), in order to permanently ensure security stock levels and ensure efficient management of stock.
• Supervising orders of medical and drug material in order to ensure an efficient and appropriate consumption pattern under budget constraints.
• Supervising the supply of drugs to partners, according to medical consumptions, informing them on consumption patterns and keeping conditions in order to ensure their therapeutic progression.
• Supervising, with the HR department, the associated processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the pharmaceutical team and the nursing staff, in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve their dispensing capabilities.
• Recording all items received and issued in computer (Isystock) and reporting on drug consumptions and medical equipment dispensed according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns as well as forecasting future needs, in order to rationalise the budget and to ensure availability.
• Assisting in training of nursing staff regarding dispensing of drugs and their side effects.

Context Specific Responsibilities

• Ensure the stock management at the Project site in MHS and MSR as per DWBT standard and guidelines.
• Ensure the pharmacy regulatory compliance to store, purchase, usage and donation of medical stock and related activities.
• Provide training and support in implementation to the responsible staff managing the stock at an end user level.
• Prepare the periodic pharmacy report to ensure the stock accountability and maintenance, and participate in the monthly reports as per the project´s guidelines (medical statistical reports, etc.).
• Report and suggest to the line managers for the best practices and irregularities in pharmacy management.
• To supply the consumption figures, total stock review, actual counts, monthly to create the medical order for the PMR/MAM to revise and approve; having in account the changes in context/ activities of the project to make the periodic requests.
• Work closely with the medical and other team members in order to provide quality care in the project.
• Responsible of Cold Chain for the medical team, in charge of readings, inventories, reportings and management of the stock.
• Respect and collaborate with the supply team and Mission Pharmacist to apply the quality matrix in the orders.

Requirements

HR & Benefits:

• Salary: 38,843 Baht gross per month and 13th Month Salary
• Housing Allowance (As per HR policy for relocated staff)
• One-year fixed term contract renewable, with 3 month-probation periods.
• Health benefit package
• Desired starting date: immediately

How to Apply:

Please send your CV and cover letter in English (in a single PDF file only), stating your motivation and what can you contribute to the position, with the subject Ref: “Pharmacy Supervisor (MHS)” to maehongson-finhr-assist-mhs1@dwbthailand.com on or before 18^th August 2023 at 5:00 PM. Applications that are not completed (CV + Cover letter) will not be considered. Only short-list candidates will be contacted and invited for written test and interview.

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