Competency |
Description/ activities pertaining to the said competency |
Assessment of competency |
Prepare the forecast/ indent requirement for various supplies |
- Reconcile the existing stock of supplies by triangulating the records and actual stock (including own store and sub-stores/ dependent stores)
- Compute the "estimated consumption months" of particular actual quantity (units) of stock based on consumption patterns, units of conversion/ computation, etc.
- Estimate the requirement based on ongoing trends, anticipated changes in consumption patterns, and programme stocking guidelines for maintaining adequate stocks at different levels
- Prepare and submit the request/intend as per forecast in the respective recording template
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1. Check indent request form and Drug Requisition modules in Ni-kshay Aushadhi |
Prepare the procurement request for drugs and other supplies |
- Review forecast estimates of supplies permitted for local procurement.
- Secure information about necessary approvals (including records of proceedings/ ROP), Technical specifications of supplies intended for procurement,
- Submit procurement request to appropriate authority in follow-up with forecast plans
- Contribute in preparation of procurement documents - including "bid/ tender document" (request for quotes/ proposals) based on programme specifications, and respective applicable guidelines (NTEP and State Governments), "bid evaluation report", "purchase orders", etc.
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1. Check records of procurement documents namely "Tender/ bid documents", "Bid Evaluation Report", "Purchase Order", "Bill of Supplies", etc. |
Issue the stock of supplies to sub stores |
- Review indent requests from sub stores -Check available stock and (forecasted requirements from other indenting units) -Follow First Expiry First Out (FEFO) principle while stocking and issuing the stocks -Updating the relevant records (physical & digital)
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1. Review records of stock register and respective modules in Ni-kshay Aushadhi |
Receive the stock of supplies in the store |
- Review the "issue receipt" and "actual stock to be received" for the details like quantity, types of supplies, expiry, etc. -Updating the relevant records (physical & digital copies) and stocking the received supplies as per FEFO principle.
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1. Review records of stock register and respective modules in Ni-kshay Aushadhi |
Maintain the physical stock of supplies as per programme guidelines in their respective store |
- Update Ni-kshay Aushadhi and stock register.
- Identify separate stocking areas/ shelves for respective supplies.
- Physical stocking of supplies based on "First Expiry First Out/ Last Expiry First In" principle of stocking
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1. Reviewing records of reconciliation of stock register and physical stock and Ni-kshay Aushadhi 2. Verify the store for stocking arrangements |
Conduct periodic physical stock verification |
- Assist store in-charge for planning and executing the periodic physical stock verification (PSV) activity as per programme guidelines.
- Review physical stocks as against the respective updated records .
- Document and communicate the findings and actionable recommendations of PSV to relevant stakeholders
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1. Review records of Physical Stock Verification (PSV) Report |
Dispose off the expired stock as per programme guidelines |
- Periodically (at least monthly) identify and label the expired stock of supplies at the store.
- Stock the EXPIRED stock of supplies separately from main/ non-expired supplies.
- Reconcile stocks (types and quantities of various supplies) to be disposed off with various permissible disposal methods like burning/ burial/ handing over to bio-medical waste handlers - vendors/ condemnation and auctioning, etc.
- Reconcile the records of expired stocks and prepare disposing off request for approval from competent authority.
- Contribute in "disposing off" process as a key committee member
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1. Review records of Physical Stock Verification report, disposal (write-off) report, etc. 2. Interview with pharmacist to understand the current practices |
Perform supportive Supervision at health facility/TU/District level |
- Plan and conduct supportive supervisory visits to sub-stores for need-based agenda (e.g., ensuring availability of adequate stocks, maintenance of stores and records, adherence to standard operating procedures, etc.).
- Provide timely and actionable feedback to sub-stores.
- Review actions taken with an intention to improve quality of services
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1. Review of Supervisory Register at health facility 2. Review Feedbacks (referrable mails/ letters) to districts/TU/ Health facility |
Conduct the trainings on the supply chain management in NTEP |
- Conduct trainings on Course for Pharmacists in NTEP -Conduct trainings on supply chain management for all cadres
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1. Interview with trainees trained by pharmacist 2. Interview with the pharmacists to understand current practices |
Counsel people affected with TB/families |
- Educate the patient and family about dosage, duration, frequency of medications prescribed for DS-TB/DR-TB/ TBI.
- Counsel them regarding treatment adherence and adverse drug reactions during the treatment
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1. Interview patients to check pharmacist's ability to counsel |