Clinical Research Nurse

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:**
PPD, now Thermo Fisher’s clinical research business, is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services.**

**At PPD, we are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our purpose
- to improve health**

**Accelerated Enrollment Solutions (AES) is a business unit of PPD that helps biopharmaceutical companies overcome patient recruitment and research site challenges by optimizing each step in the patient journey to deliver greater speed, certainty, and control to clinical trial delivery.**

**Are you a qualified Nurse who is interested in working in the dynamic clinical research industry?**

**Are you passionate about improving patient’s lives for the better?**

We are currently looking to recruit a Clinical Research Nurse for our Synexus Clinical Research site in Helderberg, Somerset West.

We pride ourselves on being the “Patient’s choice for clinical research” and our Nursing teams are directly involved with ensuring a continuity of care for patients during the studies.

**Key responsibilities for a Clinical Research Nurse are as follows**:

- Conducts clinical studies according to FDA/GCP and ICH regulations and guidelines.
- Provides medical care to patients, always ensuring patient safety comes first.
- Performs all defined study activities (i.e, informed consent, screening, and protocol procedures which include but not limited to vital signs, pregnancy tests, height, weight, ECG's, etc.).
- Records all patient information and results from tests as per protocol on required forms.
- Where required, may complete IP accountability logs and associated information.
- Reports suspected non-compliance to relevant site staff.
- Ensures that IRB approval is obtained prior to study initiation and IRB requirements are met throughout the study.
- Promotes the company and builds a positive relationship with patients to ensure retention.
- Attends site initiation meetings and all other relevant meetings to receive training on protocol.
- May be required to call patients, do patient bookings and follow-up calls to confirm bookings or provide information or results.
- Logs/completes information on sponsor systems and ensures all information provided is accurate (i.e., case report forms, EDC, etc.) and ensures it is completed within timeframe.
- Gathers source documents, updates patient files and notes, always ensuring relevant and most up to date information is recorded.
- Adheres to company COP/SCOP.

**Job Qualification**:**To be considered for this exciting opportunity you will require the following skills and experience**:

- Registered or listed with the Nursing/ Nurse Midwifery and /or South African Nursing Council (SANC) to practise
- Clinical skills competency and laboratory processing competency
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities with minimum supervision
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to work to timelines and follow procedure instructions
- Working knowledge of Business English. - written and spoken language
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with peers

**Our 4i Values**:
**Integrity - Innovation - Intensity - Involvement**

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**Diversity Statement**:
PPD is proud to be an affirmative action employer that values diversity as a strength and fosters an environment of mutual respect. PPD is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, pregnancy, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or status within any other protected group.