SUMMARY:
Clinical Associate x8 (14 Month Fixed Term Contract) vacancies are available at our Client, Wits Health Consortium 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
Main purpose of the job
- To assist Medical Officers with clinical research activities and to provide health care to patients participating in clinical trials according to study protocols
Location
- VIDA - Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Key performance areas
- Plan, implement and complete the clinical research activities for clinical trials and epidemiological studies in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and Standard Operating Procedures
- Perform study-related procedures, blood draws, and nasopharyngeal aspirates/swabs on infants, young children, and adults including pregnant women
- Conduct illness visits on participants and treat as required
- Abstract data from medical files and laboratory results, and enter into case report forms
- Strategic review and management of clinical trials i.e. devising systems and processes to ensure effective and efficient study conduct
- SAE and Endpoint data reporting
- Quality assurance of the study file source data, i.e. clinical source notes and CRF’s
- Staff Management and training
- Writing of protocols and submissions to the Ethics Committee
Required minimum education and training
- Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice or Equivalent
- Computer literacy in MS Word and MS Excel
Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities
- Clinical trials experience
- Good Clinical Practice
- Excellent clinical skills
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
- Attention to detail
- Motivated
- Organized
- Friendly
- Professional
Required minimum work experience
- Minimum 1-2 years work experience in a research environment
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 30 September 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 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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