About the position
Background:
- At the heart of South Africa's HIV and TB crises, CHRU pioneers clinical research in infectious diseases like HIV, TB, HPV, Hepatitis B/C, and COVID-19
- Dedicated scientists at CHRU strive to enhance treatments and improve the lives of affected communities
Main purpose of the job:
- Responsible for coordinating all the trial activities that result in the smooth running of a clinical research project
Location:
- Jose Pearson TB Hospital, Gqeberha
Key performance areas:
Recruitment of patients
- Identify participants
- Education of protocol to participants
- Scheduling/booking patients
- Collecting of medical history data from participant and hospital records
Screening
- Compilation of research documentation
- Informed consent process
- Make inform consent copies as per Unit SOP
- Confirm participant details
- Ensure that all study procedures are fulfilled
- Allocate screening patient identification number
Enrolment and Study Visits
- Assessing inclusion and excluding criteria in relation to protocol requirements
- Randomisation
- Ensure that all study procedures are fulfilled
- Do scheduled and follow up visits
- Follow up on participants with adverse reactions or abnormal results
- Follow up of participants with missed visits
- Performing of study procedures including but not limited to ECG’s, Spirometry, sample collection and questionnaires
- Management of routine visits and care
Laboratory Procedures
- Processing of samples and maintenance of harvesting logs
- Maintenance of freezers and fridge temperatures for stability of stored samples at site
- Monitoring of laboratory asset temperature ranges and actioning accordingly
- Maintenance of equipment for sample storage
- Shipment of samples
- Ensure that data is eligible, attributable, and of good quality
- Peer review of all data prior to data entry
- Enter e CRF data within protocol required timelines
- Following up on data queries and corrections within a specified time frame
- Maintenance of documentation for the Investigator Site Fles
- Preparation of source documentation and Investigator Site Files prior to audits
- Preparation of regulatory files prior to protocol implementation
- Continuous updating of screening / enrolment and delegation logs
- Updating of progress reports
- Reporting of SAE / EAE within required timelines
- Reporting of protocol violations and deviations
Required minimum education and training:
- Knowledge / skill resulting from completion of Diploma/Bachelor’s Degree/Medical training background
Professional Body Registration:
- Professional Nurse Registration (SANC)
Required minimum work experience:
- One - two years of work experience in clinical research field
- For non-interventional studies - 3-5 years’ work experience
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Individual must have attention to detail, leadership and good interpersonal relationships
- Accountability and the ability to work under pressure so as to adhere to strict timelines is of major importance
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages (Word , Excel, Outlook)
- Maintenance of confidentiality will be required
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV and a cover letter (maximum one page)
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
- However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
- 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
- Closing date: 07 July 2026
- Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
Please note:
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position
Desired Skills:
- SANC
- Time-Management
- NGO
- Gqeberha
- Research Nurse
- Diploma
- Degree
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical Aid and Provident Fund
