Job Description

Main purpose of the job:

• A research nurse is responsible for coordinating all the trial activities that result in the smooth running of a clinical research project

Location:

• Jose Pearson TB Hospital, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Key performance areas:

• Identify participants
• Education of protocol to participants
• Scheduling/booking patients
• Collecting medical history data from participants and hospital records
• Compilation of research documentation
• Informed consent process
• Make informed consent copies as per Unit SOP
• Confirm participant details
• Ensure that all study procedures are fulfilled
• Allocate screening patient identification number
• Assessing inclusion and excluding criteria in relation to protocol requirements
• Randomization
• Ensure that all study procedures are fulfilled
• Do scheduled and follow-up visits
• Management of routine visits and care
• Follow up on participants with adverse reactions or abnormal results
• Follow-up of participants with missed visits
• Sample collection
• Processing of samples and maintenance of harvesting logs
• Maintenance of freezers and fridge temperatures for stability of stored samples at the site
• Maintenance of equipment for sample storage
• Shipment of samples
• Ensure that data is eligible, attributable, and of good quality.
• Peer review of all data prior to data entry
• Enter e-CRF data within protocol-required timelines
• Following up on data queries and corrections within a specified time frame.
• Maintenance of documentation for the Investigator Site Files
• Preparation of source documentation and Investigator Site Files prior to audits
• Preparation of regulatory files prior to protocol implementation
• Continuous updating of screening/enrolment and delegation logs
• Updating of progress reports
• Reporting of SAE/EAE within required timelines
• Reporting of protocol violations and deviations
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self-management
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Take ownership of driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities such as workshops, forums

and conferences * Actively and consistently maintain high standards of professionalism in all aspects of personal presentation and delivery as well as a positive

attitude * Apply knowledge of the organizational systems, structures policies, and procedures to achieve results

• Follow through to ensure that productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained

Required minimum education and training:

• Certificate in General Nursing as an Enrolled Nurse
• Knowledge/skill resulting from completion of Diploma/Bachelorxe2x80x99s Degree/Medical training background
• SANC or other professional body registration

Required minimum work experience and abilities:

• 1-2 years of work experience in the Clinical Research field
• For non-interventional studies xe2x80x93 3-5 years of work experience

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:

• Individual must pay attention to detail
• Leadership and interpersonal relationships
• Accountability and the ability to work under pressure so as to adhere to strict timelines is of major importance
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Maintenance of confidentiality will be required

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.
• AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant.
• 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: 20 November 2023.
• 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.

Please note:

• WHC, in accordance with its 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.
• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.

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