Pharmacist

About C-Care Uganda

C-Care Uganda (C-Care IMC & C-Care IHK) is Uganda's leading private healthcare network, part of the C-Care 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. In Uganda, key facilities include C-Care IHK (Plot 4686, St. Barnabas Road, Namuwongo, Kampala) and C-Care IMC hospitals in Mukono, Mbale, Gulu and Mbarara. The vision is to be the most trusted healthcare partner in the region, with values of Medical Expertise, Caring, Transparency and Innovation. For a Pharmacist, this means working in a highly regulated, quality-driven environment with world-class facilities, cutting-edge treatments, strong clinical governance, Medicines & Therapeutics Committees, antimicrobial stewardship programmes, and continuous professional development within a multidisciplinary team serving diverse specialties from emergency & critical care to cardiology, oncology and diagnostics via C-Lab.

Job Details

Lead safe, efficient and financially sustainable pharmaceutical services at the assigned hospital (Mukono Hospital). The Pharmacist ensures appropriate medicine use, reliable availability, regulatory compliance, high-quality patient care and effective performance of the pharmacy team. This is a hospital-based clinical and operational leadership role reporting to hospital management with close collaboration with clinical, nursing, finance, procurement, supply chain, quality, HR and hospital management teams.

• Location: Mukono, Mukono District, Uganda (C-Care IMC Mukono Hospital)
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Duty Station: Mukono Hospital, Mukono
• Reports to: Hospital Management / Head of Pharmacy Services
• Work Mode: On-site, hospital-based with duty rosters

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, drug interactions, contraindications, allergies and correct dosing
• Provide medicine information, patient counselling, medication reconciliation and clinical pharmacy support to patients and clinicians
• 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 accurate 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 management
• 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 Uganda legislation, National Drug Authority requirements, professional standards, 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 of medicines
• Submit accurate pharmacy 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 team
• 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 (Pharmacy Board / Allied Health Professionals Council)
• Minimum three years’ post-registration experience, preferably in a hospital setting
• Supervisory experience desirable
• Clinical pharmacy, supply chain or quality management training is an added advantage
• Competence in pharmacy management systems, data analysis and Microsoft Office
• Strong knowledge of rational drug use, inventory control, FEFO/FIFO, cold chain, and controlled medicines regulations
• Excellent counselling, communication, leadership and stakeholder collaboration skills
• High integrity, attention to detail and commitment to patient safety and compliance

Application Procedure

• Visit the official application portal: Apply
• Click "Apply Now" and create or log in to your SeamlessHiring account
• Complete the online application form with accurate personal, education and employment details
• Upload your updated CV, cover letter, copies of academic certificates, registration certificate and valid practising licence
• Review and submit your application before the closing deadline
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews
• C-Care is an equal opportunity employer; canvassing will lead to disqualification

Job Summary

• Job Category: Healthcare, Pharmacy, Hospital Services
• Job Type: Full-time
• Deadline of this Job: Not specified (Apply as soon as possible via portal)
• Duty Station: Mukono Hospital, Mukono, Mukono District, Uganda
• Date Posted: 04 September 2026
• No of Jobs: 1 (Pharmacist - Mukono)
• Application Link: Apply
• Location pin: Mukono, Mukono District, Uganda — C-Care IMC Mukono Hospital