14 Oct
AJ Personnel
Soweto
Main purpose of the job:
- To complete oral glucose tolerance tests, draw blood samples, HIV testing and counseling, participant management, and referral, and assist with data collection and management
Location:
- DPHRU - Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto - Johannesburg
Key performance areas:
- Educate participants about project aims and information
- Provide study information and administer informed consent to study participants.
- Ensure that screening, consenting, and enrolment of participants take place in line with project protocol as and when required
- Complete an oral glucose tolerance test
- Administer questionnaires
- Escort participant referred to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital for admission if required
- Assist with data entry and checking using REDCap
- Keeping and maintaining screening and enrolment logs
- Develop and provide reports as required by the study coordinator
- Ensure laboratory results are attended to, abnormal results are reported to the coordinator, filed and recorded on flow charts, and making sure that participants are referred accordingly
- Ensure timeous resolution of data queries raised by the research team
Required minimum education and training:
- Grade 12
- Qualified as an Enrolled Nurse
- Undergraduate Degree in Health Sciences
- Valid Driver's License
Required minimum work experience:
- 3 Years' experience as an Enrolled Nurse
- 1 Year's experience in Research
Professional body registration:
- Registered with the South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nurse
Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:
- Good Clinical Practice/Human Subject Protection certification advantageous
- Ability to lead and work independently as well as be part of a multidisciplinary team
- Flexibility to adapt to changes in study requirements
- Empathetic toward people living with HIV/AIDS
- Must be able to drive
- Ability to speak local languages
- Computer literacy
- Willingness to learn
- It is expected that s/he will apply consistent adherence to research and GCP practices
TO APPLY:
- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions.
This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- The closing date for all applications: 21 October 2024.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Please note:
- AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
Desired Skills:
- Communication
- Computer Skills
- Healthcare
- Medical
- Nursing
About The Employer:
BackgroundSouth Africa is facing a rapidly increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). To meet the challenge of NCDs, a unique collaboration of Wits Faculty of Health Sciences specialists, epidemiologists, molecular biologists,
and The National Cancer Registry has formed a multidisciplinary division. The Non-Communicable Diseases Research Division (NCDRD) was launched in 2017 within the Wits Health Consortium.
▶️ Enrolled Nurse (12 Months Fixed Term Contract - Wits NCDRD) - Gauteng, Soweto
🖊️ AJ Personnel
📍 Soweto