SUMMARY:
An Enrolled Nurse (3 Months Temporary Contract) vacancy is available at our Client, Wits Health Consortium's Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) in Soweto, Johannesburg - Gauteng.
POSITION INFO:
Background
Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (“WHC“) is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences. WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives. In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to the Academics conducting these activities in order to assist with the management thereof.
SBIMB, University of the Witwatersrand - The Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) is a cross-faculty initiative to promote multi-disciplinary biomedical molecular and genomic research addressing the genetic, epigenetic, biochemical and environmental factors affecting disease manifestation and severity. It provides a world-class collaborative research environment for the study of health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa. The SBIMB also strives to be a center for learning to develop research capacity in order to address the lack of young emerging scientists in molecular research in Africa.
Main purpose of the job
- To collect biological samples from study participants
Location
- DPHRU - Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto
Key performance areas
- Appointment making
- Data collection in the field
- Driving
- Provide study information and administer informed consent to study participants
- Collect biological samples
- Administer questionnaires
- Able to capture data into the online platform (REDCap)
- Develop and provide reports as required by the study coordinator
Required minimum education and training
- Matric
- Qualified as an Enrolled Nurse
- Drivers Licence
- Computer Literacy
Professional body registration
- Registered with the South African Nursing Council
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities
- Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Must have strong organizational and report writing skills
- Must be able to communicate effectively with study participants and the coordinator
Required minimum work experience
- 3-5 Years’ experience in a research field
Criteria to be addressed in the applicant’s cover letter:
- Scholarly achievements in a related field
- Experience in data collection telephonically and physically
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
- 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 is 12 August 2021.
- 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.
- In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Please note that AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of 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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