Senior Research Nurse

• Working closely with the neonatal research doctors and other investigators on the studies.
• Identifying, screening, obtaining consent and enrolling eligible participants for the neonatal infection studies.
• Preparing and administering intravenous trial antibiotics to babies.
• Collecting, recording and capturing study data and medical information according to study guidelines.
• Following up enrolled patients until hospital discharge and/or contacting them telephonically following hospital discharge.
• Organising and curating study records and data.
• Providing weekly updates on new study recruits and follow-up statistics.
• Assisting with reporting of adverse events to HREC and SAHPRA.
• General research administration.

• Noue samewerking met die neonatale mediese dokter en tersaaklike studieleiers.
• Identifiseer moontlike kandidate vir die neonatale studies, voer die nodige sifting uit, bekom toestemming en skryf die kwalifiserende deelnemers by die neonatale infeksiestudie in.
• Voorbereiding van intraveneuse studie antibiotika en aan die babas toe te dien.
• Insameling en vaslegging van en dokumenteer studie data/mediese inligting volgens studie riglyne.
• Volg op met studie pasiënte tot en met hospitaalontslag en/of telefonies te skakel na hospitaalontslag.
• Orden en kurasie van studierekords en -data.
• Gee weeklikse terugvoer oor nuwe kandidate wat by studies ingesluit is en verskaf opvolg statistieke.
• Hulpverlening met die aanmelding van nadelige voorvalle aan HREC en SAHPRA.
• Algemene navorsingsadministrasie.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• Professional Nurse with a degree/diploma in nursing.
• Registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC).
• At least two years’ experience in neonatology and administering intravenous antibiotics to neonates (essential).
• Experience with the administration of intravenous antibiotics to neonates in the past five years.
• The ability to place intravenous cannulae in neonates.
• Willingness to work on a shift schedule (specifically nightshifts), including weekends as needed.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good administrative skills and experience.
• An interest and/or experience in clinical research;
• Basic computer skills and willingness to learn new research and data management skills.

• Professionele Verpleegkundige met ‘n graad/diploma in verpleegkunde.
• Geregistreer by die Suid-Afrikaanse Raad op Verpleging (SARV).
• Minstens twee jaar se ervaring in neonatologie met toediening van binneaarse antibiotika (noodsaaklik).
• Ervaring met die toediening van binneaarse antibiotika aan neonate in die afgelope vyf jaar.
• Die vermoë om binneaarse kanule in neonate te plaas.
• Bereidwilligheid om skofte te werk (spesifiek nagskofte), ingesluitend naweke soos nodig.
• Goeie interpersoonlike vaardighede.
• Goeie administratiewe vaardighede en ervaring.
• ‘n Belangstelling en of ervaring in kliniese navorsing.
• Basiese rekenaarvaardighede en bereidwilligheid om nuwe navorsings- en databestuurvaardighede aan te leer.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• GCP certificate.
• Basic life support (BLS) certificate.
• The ability to communicate in isiXhosa and/or Afrikaans.
• Clinical research experience.

• GKP-sertifikaat.
• Basiese lewensondersteuning (BLS) sertifikaat.
• Die vermoë om in isiXhosa en/of Afrikaans te kommunikeer.
• Kliniese navorsingservaring.