Pharmacist

Job Details

Lead safe, efficient and financially sustainable pharmaceutical services at C-Care Hospital Gulu in Gulu, Gulu District, Uganda. The Pharmacist ensures appropriate medicine use, reliable availability, regulatory compliance, high-quality patient care and effective performance of the pharmacy team. This is a full-time, on-site clinical role based at the hospital, reporting within the hospital clinical governance structure and collaborating with clinical, nursing, finance, procurement, supply chain, quality, HR and hospital management teams.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, interactions, contraindications, allergies and correct dosing.
• Provide medicine information, patient counselling, medication reconciliation and clinical pharmacy support.
• Lead medication-error, near-miss, adverse-drug-reaction and pharmacovigilance processes, including root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Promote rational prescribing, antimicrobial stewardship and formulary compliance.
• Maintain medicine availability through forecasting, timely ordering, redistribution and min-max stock controls.
• Ensure accurate receipt, storage, issue and reconciliation of stock, including FEFO/FIFO, cold chain and controlled medicines.
• Control stock-outs, expiries, variances, emergency purchases, revenue leakage and unbilled medicines.
• Monitor revenue, cost of sales, gross contribution, mark-up and pricing compliance; recommend corrective action.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, professional requirements, accreditation standards, SOPs and licences.
• Conduct pharmacy audits, close findings and lead measurable quality-improvement initiatives.
• Maintain controlled-medicine records and manage recalls, quarantines and approved disposal in line with regulations.
• Submit accurate reports and participate in clinical governance, Medicines and Therapeutics, quality and stewardship forums.
• Plan staffing and duty rosters; set objectives; supervise, coach and assess pharmacy personnel.
• Coordinate induction, competency development and continuing professional education for pharmacy staff.
• Collaborate with clinical, nursing, finance, procurement, supply chain, quality, HR and hospital management teams.
• Escalate significant patient-safety, operational, financial or regulatory risks promptly to hospital management.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from a recognised institution.
• Full registration and valid annual practising licence in Uganda.
• Minimum three years’ post-registration experience, preferably in a hospital setting.
• Supervisory experience desirable; clinical pharmacy, supply chain or quality training is an advantage.
• Competence in pharmacy systems, data analysis and Microsoft Office.
• Strong knowledge of Ugandan pharmacy legislation, professional requirements, accreditation standards and controlled-medicine management.
• Excellent clinical judgement, communication, counselling and stakeholder collaboration skills.

About C-Care Uganda

C-Care Uganda is part of C-Care Group, a leading private healthcare group founded in 2008 and part of the CIEL Healthcare network. The Group operates 3 hospitals, 20 primary care clinics, 3 medical laboratories and 37 collection centres across Uganda and Mauritius, handling over 60,000 emergency cases and 40,000 admissions yearly with approximately 2,100 employees. In Uganda, its network includes C-Care IHK (formerly International Hospital Kampala) - a top-tier multi-specialty hospital in Namuwongo, Kampala - and C-Care IMC hospitals in Gulu, Mbale, Mukono and Mbarara, plus over 20 clinics nationwide.

Its Vision is to be the most trusted healthcare partner in the region and its Mission is to deliver the most caring medical expertise, always putting patients first. Core values are Medical Expertise, Caring, Transparent and Innovative. C-Care believes healthcare is about more than treatment and cure - it is about caring for the whole person (mind, body and spirit) with compassion, kindness and respect, using the most qualified staff, latest technology and strict safety and cleanliness standards.

Working as Pharmacist at C-Care Hospital Gulu offers the opportunity to join a newly launched flagship hospital transforming medical services in Northern Uganda (officially launched in 2025), within a large, supportive group that invests in advanced diagnostics, quality improvement and continuing professional education.

Application Procedure

• Visit the official C-Care application page: Apply
• Click "Apply" and create or log in to your SeamlessHiring candidate account.
• Complete the online application form and upload required documents (CV, cover letter, academic certificates, registration and practising licence).
• Submit your application online before the closing date - only online applications via the link are accepted.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment.

Job Summary

• Job Category: Healthcare
• Job Type: Full-time
• Deadline of this Job: Not specified (Apply as soon as possible - posting advertised as 16 minutes ago)
• Duty Station: Gulu, Gulu District, Uganda - C-Care Hospital Gulu
• Date Posted: 2026-09-05 (recently posted)
• No of Jobs: 1 (Not specified, assumed 1 vacancy)
• Application Link: Apply
• Location pin: Gulu, Gulu District, Uganda
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Qualification Required: Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (Degree)
• Experience Required: Minimum 3 years post-registration