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Job title : Vigilance Liaison Officer (Free State)
Job Location : Free State,
Deadline : October 24, 2024
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Overview
- Implementation of the RISE GVAX Project, which includes supporting human resources technical assistance to partners.
Responsibilities
- Improve provincial coordination of vaccine and therapeutics safety reporting and case management.
- Formalise linkages with PDOH to facilitate SAHPRA decentralized pharmacovigilance support activities:
- Engage with the PDoH to ensure harmonisation and coordination of PV activities.
- Ensure formal linkages to support the reporting and accountabilities.
- Implement procedures and strengthen coordination with provincial and district level DOH staff to improve AEFI reporting and case management activities:
- Develop/update reporting procedures for both AEFIs and therapeutics ADRs and co-ordinate finalisation.
- Socialise reporting procedures within the province for proper implementation.
- Monitor compliance with the new processes and continue with socialisation.
- Strengthen provincial safety committees and linkages to SAHPRA.
- Work with the PDOH counterparts to implement/strengthen provincial safety committees:
- Engage with the principles (HOPS, PV Leads, HOD) regarding the need for the development of safety committee.
- Establish/strengthen Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics Committees at institutional, district and provincial levels.
- Establish the formation of the Provincial Immunisation Safety Expert Committee.
- Review and streamline procedures for safety committees and strengthen capacity for preliminary safety assessments for vaccines and therapeutics:
- Develop 2024 PISEC meeting schedule and communicate to relevant structures.
- Develop/review and finalise meeting conduct procedures e.g., Terms of refence, etc.
- Arrange training for PISEC members.
- Support the work of the PISEC:
- Track all AEFI investigations and report on the progress.
- Coordinate and participate in AEFI/AE case investigations.
- Coordinate case allocation for assessment by PISEC members.
- Coordinate all PISEC meetings.
- Communicate all PISEC pre-liminary findings to NISEC for further assessment.
- Ensure case closure and provision of feedback to the vaccinees and family members.
- Strengthen pharmacovigilance knowledge for healthcare professionals within the province.
- Implement targeted pharmacovigilance training for managers and healthcare personnel in both public and private sectors:
- Develop 2024 training plan.
- Coordinate and implement trainings for healthcare professionals and managers in both private and private sectors as per the plan.
- Coordinate and train all the train-the-trainers planned for the province.
Required Qualifications
- Matric certificate and appropriate 4-year Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree and registration as a Pharmacist with South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) at NQF level 8 as recognised by SAQA.
- A postgraduate qualification in relevant Pharmacy field will be an added advantage.
- Proficient in MS Office. *A valid Driver’s License.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Comprehensive and sound knowledge of all relevant legislation, protocols, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 as amended.
- Good verbal and numerical reasoning skills to allow analysis and interpretation of written and numerical data.
- Good, effective communication skills (verbal, written, conflict management and resolution).
- Delivery of service objectives with professional excellence and efficiency.
- Ability to make effective decisions by using evidence and knowledge to support accurate, expert decisions and advice while carefully considering the implications of such a decision.
- Ability to work unsupervised for long periods of time.
- Ability to work within a team environment.
- Good planning and organisational skills.
- Promoting a more proactive, service oriented and performance-based management culture.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple, often competing priorities.
- Proficient knowledge of relevant platforms (VigiBase, VigiFlow, Vigilance Hub, etc.)
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