Nursing Officer job at Global Health Uganda (GHU)
Vacancy Title: Nursing Officer
Type: FULL TIME
Industry: Healthcare
Category: Healthcare
Jobs at: Global Health Uganda (GHU)
Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Duty Station: Within Uganda, Jinja, East Africa
Summary:
Date Posted: Friday, July 19, 2024
Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Job Details:
Background:
Global Health Uganda (GHU) is a registered not-for-profit, limited liability company with a mission to promote child health by conducting and facilitating quality and relevant research in child health, neurodevelopment, and interventions. In collaboration with Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda, and Indiana University, GHU is conducting a study entitled ‘Severe Malaria and Risk to the Brain (SMART Brain)’. This study will be conducted at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify and screen patients (including reviewing laboratory results) for possible enrolment into the study according to the protocol.
- Obtain informed consent from caregivers of eligible participants as per protocol in accordance with GCP and HSP principles.
- Counsel and explain study procedures to caregivers of study participants.
- Work with the study Medical Officer to enroll eligible participants into the study to meet the study accrual targets.
- Complete study CRFs correctly and accurately in compliance with trial procedures/SOPs and GCP standards.
- Ensure study participants’ safety and privacy, data integrity, and confidentiality.
- Provide emergency nursing care for study participants as per protocol.
- Participate in routine clinical care of non-study participants on the wards.
- Participate in the collection of appropriate study samples/specimens from study participants as per protocol and SOPs, ensuring that the samples are sent to the appropriate labs.
- Carry out any other duties as assigned by supervisors in line with your work.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Degree in Nursing (registered Nurse) or its equivalent, and registered with the relevant national bodies.
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training and Research Ethics training, such as human subject protection (HSP) – with certificates.
- Previous work in a clinical research environment is an added advantage.
- Fluent in verbal and written English, as well as the local language (site specific: Lusoga).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (with both staff and study participants).
- Self-discipline, time management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to multi-task and work well in a team.
- Experience and willingness to live and work in a rural environment.
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job Application Procedure:
If you meet the above criteria, please submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, all necessary academic documents, and the contact details of two work-related referees all in one PDF document addressed to the Human Resource Officer, Global Health Uganda, P.O BOX 33842, Kampala, Uganda and send the application to: hr@globalhealthuganda.org not later than Wednesday, 31st July 2024 at 5.00 pm.
We appreciate your application; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you have not been contacted within two weeks after the closing date, we regret that your application has been unsuccessful.
