Research Clinician

2 weeks ago

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa HSRC Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
This position is offered on a **13 month fixed term contract**.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Minimum requirements**:

- Clinical qualification with completed post community service experience equivalent to Grade 1 Medical Officer
- HPCSA and MPS registration
- Good interpersonal, organisational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work accurately, independently and in a team
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and attention to detail
- A valid and unendorsed driver’s license
- Previous clinical research experience
- Previous GCP training.
- Experience working in urban, peri-urban and rural communities, and willingness to work after hours and over weekends and in rural communities

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Key responsibilities**:

- **Implementation**
- Planning, organising and overseeing assigned projects so that operational and scientific goals are achieved
- Participating on regular project team calls with international collaborators
- Recruiting, training and providing ongoing support, supervision and mentorship to project staff
- Fostering a culture of continuous learning through ongoing assessment of study activities, processes and systems
- Monitoring individual and team performance as per the HSRC performance management and appraisal processes
- Assisting with the management of the budget and finances of assigned projects, ensuring appropriate use of funds for designated purposes
- **Clinical management**:

- Perform clinical activities related to the trial including clinical assessments, specimen collection, laboratory results review, oversight of the safety of study participants, determination of clinical eligibility, and administration of study product
- Conduct clinical interviews and administer study questionnaires
- Undertake after hours and weekend work as required
- **Safety and adverse event management**:

- Complete all required study-related documentation according to the study protocol, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Good Clinical Practice (GCP)requirements
- Report AEs, EAEs, and SAEs, document AEs, EAEs, and SAEs and write reports as needed
- **Quality Assurance and Document Control**
- Conduct regular quality control checks to ensure accuracy of clinical data collection and good quality data
- Write reports as required
- **Capacity development**:

- Train new clinicians and nurses and capacitate the research team at site level and within the Unit
- **Research outputs**:

- Contribute to unit documents and publications
- Assist with the conceptualisation of new research ideas
- Work towards leading new research projects within the unit

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