SUMMARY:
An Enrolled Nurse (HomeLink) vacancy is available at our Client, Wits Health Consortium's Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU) at the Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp - North West Province.

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.

The Clinical HIV Research Unit (Wits CHRU) was initiated in 1998 by Professor Ian Sanne, under the auspices of the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS).  Today the CHRU is an HIV/AIDS, TB, and Cervical Cancer research syndicate of the Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (WHC), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of WITS.

Main purpose of the job

• To assist with phlebotomy and other study-related duties

Location

•  PHRU - Tshepong Hospital, Matlosana, Klerksdorp - HomeLink

Key performance areas

• Recruitment of participants for studies
• Maintaining a good working relationship with local clinic staff
• To do study-related duties as specified by the protocol
• Complete the case report forms
• Communicate routinely with the study coordinator and principal investigator
• Do proper filing of results and any other study-related documents in the relevant assigned place
• Refer Participants if necessary
• Draw blood from participants for testing
• Ensure that laboratory kits are always available on site
• Ensure that blood specimens are taken to the laboratory timeously
• Ensure that laboratory results are signed by the medical officer and filed correctly
• Ensure that all participants have informed consent forms and have completed them

Required minimum education and training

• Matric

• Qualified as an Enrolled Nurse

• Drivers Licence

   

Professional body registration

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council

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 towards people living with HIV/AIDS

• 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

Required minimum work experience

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 06 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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