SUMMARY:
Research Assistant Trainees (12 Months Fixed Term Contract) x 30 vacancies are available at our Client, Wits Health Consortium in KwaZulu-Natal.
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 E-MOTIVE research programme is seeking to deliver a reduction in morbidity and mortality from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Every six minutes a mother dies from PPH in low-resource countries, in the prime of her life and often leaving behind a young family. When a mother dies in childbirth, her infant has less than a 20% chance of surviving past the first month. This programme will focus on addressing this shocking statistic and study women giving birth in healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia.
This initial investment is for three years and will build capacity through a collaboration of institutions across the globe led by the University of Birmingham. It will focus on undertaking a cluster randomised trial across 80 health facilities involving 330,000 women. The numerous activities will be conducted in a coordinated fashion according to a protocol and project plan by the central coordinating hub in Birmingham (UK) supported by international partners, country coordinating centres in each of the participating countries, and local teams in each of the 80 hospitals. Specific tasks will be carried out by specialist teams at the World Health Organization (WHO), Jhpiego, Centre for Behavioural Change (UCL), University of California, Ammalife Charity, and Concept Foundation.
The E-MOTIVE research programme is seeking to hire the services of a Research intern to be based within Emotive KZN or Eastern Cape or Western Cape sites. The Research Intern will work closely with the Research Midwife, Study Coordinator, Data Manager and Principal Investigator based within the national coordinating Hub of the participating country. The Research Intern will ensure that the trial is run according to the protocol, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local regulatory requirements.
Main purpose of the job
- To ensure that drapes are used, removed, weighed, and photographed
Location
Key performance areas
- Assist the nursing staff and patients (to the extent allowed by the hospital staff) where possible
- Always practice within relevant regulatory frameworks (i.e. GCP guidelines), ensuring that each research subject’s needs are met
- Comply with local institutions'' policies, procedures, standards, and protocols, and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure these are observed
- Ensure that trials are undertaken in accordance with the terms approved by the local Ethics Committee and other local regulatory bodies, if applicable
- Develop the role by using evidence-based practice and continuously improve own knowledge
- Provide ongoing advice and information to subjects
- Work autonomously to maximize recruitment into the trials
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all involved staff (Investigators, Nurses, Data Managers, Study Coordinators, Hub Management Team, etc.)
Required minimum education and training
Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities
- Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to communicate effectively on many levels (including via phone and email)
- Able to develop and acquire new skills as required
- Always maintain patient confidentiality
- Very well organized, with good attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with an ability to plan and prioritize
- Able to work independently, prioritize their own workload to meet schedules and seek advice when necessary
- Able to work across professional team and organizational boundaries
- Good IT skills and familiarity with MS Office applications
- Willing to travel
- A flexible, team-working attitude
- Good skills in building and strengthening partnership
- Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights/weekends flexibly to meet service needs
- Excellent writing and communication skills
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 26 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 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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