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Medical Officer Doctor – Wits RHI Jobs in Pretoria, South Africa at AJ Personnel
Position: Medical Officer – (Doctor – Wits RHI)
Background:
- The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges
- It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health, and vaccinology
Main purpose of the job:
- To support the implementation of study activities according to study protocols
Location:
- Tshwane, Soshanguve or Gwa-Rankuwa
Key performance areas:
- Provide oversight and support to site-based nurses, for the provision of effective clinical care according to guidelines and protocol, including review of clinical records and scripting
- Conduct study procedures in accordance with GCP regulations and standard operating procedures
- Develop training materials and train teams in protocol implementation and SOPs
- Together with other clinical mentors, provide mentorship to nurses and other clinical staff
- Support the management of complex clinical cases and provide telephonic support for patient management and/or referrals
- Support the clinical management of participants according to standard or care, and/or protocol guidelines
- Report adverse events and follow up patients according to standard of care guidelines and/or protocol
- Proactively resolve protocol queries and missing data with the research team with attention to detail
- Attend meetings as required
- Engage and meet with sponsors, donors, monitors and other external stakeholders as required
- Review and act appropriately on results
- Identify and report adverse events, protocol deviations or other outcomes in line with study SOPs and reporting requirements
- Contribute to the development and/or updating of review of clinical standard operating procedures
- Perform quality control and quality assurance reviews (spot checks) of clinical source notes and source documents
- Stay abreast with relevant research findings as relates to HIV prevention, STI management, adolescent health and/or sexual and reproductive health
- Identify research questions in specialist area
- Support the development of study protocols, data collection tools, and SOPs
- Support the write up of research findings and dissemination of findings through conference abstracts, presentations and publications
- Write grants, protocols and ethics applications in order to fund and perform research studies
- Implement research studies in conjunction with the research teams
- Assist with clinical duties in research projects if required
- Attend and participate in organisational research meetings
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities such as workshops, forums, conferences etc.
- Participate and give input in ad hoc projects and initiatives
Required minimum education and training:
- MBBCh Degree or equivalent
Professional Body Registration:
- Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Required minimum work experience:
- Minimum 2 years relevant work experience
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Clinical trial experience
- Interest and/or expertise in HIV prevention, STI management, adolescent health and/or sexual and reproductive health
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly and proactively to feedback
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self- management
- Certification in Good Clinical Practice
- Well organised, ordered, systematic and analytical
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Assertive, confident and adaptable
- Able to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Display a concern for patients and willingness to respond to patients’ needs and requirements
- Able to prioritise own workload, take initiative (proactive) and work to tight deadlines
- Self-motivated with a high regard for work ethic, values and integrity
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above,…
Title: Medical Officer Doctor – Wits RHI
Company: AJ Personnel
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
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