Pharmacist

Findojobs South Africa; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider in KwaZulu-Natal seeks a candidate for vaccine supply chain management. This role involves supporting logistics for COVID-19 vaccines, improving distribution processes, and ensuring compliance with cold chain management at all stages. The ideal candidate will coordinate communication regarding vaccine management and supervise efficient handling of vaccines. This position is crucial for enhancing public health responses through effective vaccine distribution.

Responsibilities

• Support vaccine logistics and distribution processes to enable COVID-19 vaccines integration.
• Coordinate communication about vaccine management within the province.
• Facilitate and support provincial vaccine distribution.
• Conduct ongoing situational analysis to identify supply chain gaps.
• Establish a process for information flow regarding vaccine usage and distribution.
• Provide supervisory support for logistics planning and distribution.
• Strengthen SVS reporting compliance and accuracy.
• Implement interventions to minimize vaccine wastage.
• Develop and implement processes to monitor cold chain equipment.
• Facilitate provincial vaccine distribution to ensure cold chain management.

Job description

Vaccine Supply Chain Management :

• Support vaccine logistics and distribution processes to enable COVID-19 vaccines to be integrated into the routine immunization services of the province
• Coordinate communication regarding vaccine management within the province for both public and private sector.
• Facilitate and support provincial vaccine distribution and improve procedures for downstream vaccine demand planning and re-distribution activities
• Conduct ongoing situational analysis to identify gaps within the supply chain system
• Establish and maintain a process for the flow of information regarding vaccine usage, wastage, quantities and distribution so that the management of vaccines becomes more efficient and cost-effective
• Provide supervisory support within the province to ensure efficient logistics planning, distribution, storage and handling.
• Strengthen and improve SVS reporting compliance and accuracy of reporting
• Implement interventions to minimise vaccine wastage, including use of vaccine utilisation reviews
• Implement integrated wastage monitoring tools
• Optimise the policies and management of vaccines and injection safety including ensuring the availability of correct ancillary supplies

Cold Chain Management and Monitoring :

Coordinate cold chain support activities of partners including training on new equipment and maintenance support

Support and facilitate training interventions in cold chain management, including in the private sector

Develop and implement processes and tools to monitor / audit cold chain equipment, performance and capacity

Continuously monitor available cold chain capacity, identify gaps and design interventions in line with national guidelines

Facilitate provincial vaccine distribution to ensure cold chain management at all stages