Pharmacist

About C-Care Uganda

C-Care Uganda (https://c-care.com/ug) is a leading private healthcare provider in Uganda and part of the C-Care Group present in Mauritius, Uganda, Madagascar and Kenya. Founded in 1996 from a single clinic on Kampala Road, the network has grown to 23 facilities in Uganda including C-Care IHK - a top-tier multi-specialty hospital in Namuwongo, Kampala - and the C-Care IMC network of hospitals and clinics.

Key facts from https://c-care.com/ug/corporate-information/about-us/:

• Vision: To be the most trusted healthcare partner in the region
• Mission: To deliver the most caring medical expertise, always putting patients first
• Scale: ~2,100 employees, 3 hospitals (395 beds, 11 operating theatres), 20 primary care clinics, 3 medical laboratories and 37 collection centres (18 in Uganda)
• Coverage: Facilities in Kampala (IHK, Kololo, Ntinda, Kireka, Bunga, Wandegeya, Parliamentary Avenue, IDC), Entebbe, Mukono, Jinja, Soroti, Mbale, Gulu, Lira, Arua, Mbarara and Nansana
• Values: Medical Expertise, Caring, Transparent, Innovative
• Approach: World-class facilities, cutting-edge treatments, strict safety and cleanliness standards, and compassionate whole-person care (mind, body and spirit)

Relevance to this role: The Pharmacist will be based at C-Care Hospital Mbarara (C-Care IMC Mbarara), the Group's Western Region hub. You will work within an integrated hospital system with access to multi-specialty clinical teams, C-Lab diagnostics, robust supply chain and quality governance structures. This offers strong clinical exposure, opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship, formulary management and continuous professional development within Uganda's largest private hospital network.

Job Details

Lead safe, efficient and financially sustainable pharmaceutical services at the assigned hospital (Mbarara). The Pharmacist ensures appropriate medicine use, reliable availability, regulatory compliance, high-quality patient care and effective performance of the pharmacy team.

• Location: Mbarara, Mbarara District, Uganda (C-Care Hospital Mbarara / C-Care IMC Mbarara)
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Role Level: Hospital Pharmacist with supervisory responsibilities for pharmacy personnel
• Work Mode: On-site, hospital-based
• Reporting & Collaboration: Works with clinical, nursing, finance, procurement, supply chain, quality, HR and hospital management teams; participates in clinical governance, Medicines and Therapeutics, quality and stewardship forums; escalates significant patient-safety, operational, financial or regulatory risks promptly
• Key Focus Areas: Clinical care & medication safety, operations/inventory/finance, quality/compliance/governance, and people/stakeholder leadership

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Care and Medication Safety:

• 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 RCA (Root Cause Analysis) and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action)
• Promote rational prescribing, antimicrobial stewardship and formulary compliance

Operations, Inventory and Finance:

• 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

Quality, Compliance and Governance:

• 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
• Submit accurate reports and participate in clinical governance, Medicines and Therapeutics, quality and stewardship forums

People and Stakeholder Leadership:

• Plan staffing and duty rosters; set objectives; supervise, coach and assess pharmacy personnel
• Coordinate induction, competency development and continuing professional education
• Collaborate with clinical, nursing, finance, procurement, supply chain, quality, HR and hospital management teams
• Escalate significant patient-safety, operational, financial or regulatory risks promptly

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
• Supervisory experience desirable; clinical pharmacy, supply chain or quality training is an advantage
• Competence in pharmacy systems, data analysis and Microsoft Office

Application Procedure

• Application Method: Online via official C-Care recruitment portal
• Application Link: Apply
• Click the Application Link above
• Create an account or log in to the SeamlessHiring portal
• Complete the online application form with accurate personal, education and employment details
• Upload updated CV and copies of academic documents, registration certificate and valid practising licence
• Review and submit your application before the deadline
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment/interviews
• For enquiries, use official contacts via https://c-care.com/ug/contact-us/ or C-Care Hospital Mbarara

Job Summary

• Job Category: Healthcare
• Job Type: Full-time
• Deadline of this Job: 12th/Sept/2026
• Duty Station: Mbarara, Mbarara District, Uganda - C-Care Hospital Mbarara (C-Care IMC Mbarara)
• Date Posted: 2026-09-04
• No of Jobs: 1
• Application Link: Apply
• Location pin: Mbarara, Mbarara District, Uganda