Enrolled Nurse - Cape Town at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate logistics for fieldwork, including asset management of study materials and equipment.
• Ensure adherence to research protocols, ethical guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Liaison between, project manager, clinic staff and fieldworkers
• Data collection including clinical procedures.
• Clinical/data collection processes documented and monitored.
• Quality control (data collection and management)
• Research Administration; report writing.
• Team leadership and Supervision.
• Active participation in team debriefings and contribution to problem solving.

Locations:

• Polokwane, Mthatha, and Durban

Duration:

• 2-year contract – (50% of time)

Remuneration:

• R 187 400 per annum (CTC)

Requirements

Core Requirements:

• Registered Nurse / Enrolled Nurse: 3-year qualification
• Registered with South African Nursing Council
• 2 years of nursing experience.
• Experience in NCD or similar research
• Experience in community-based research
• Fluency in written and spoken English and at least one of the following official South African languages: Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, or Venda.

Added Advantage:

• 3 – 5 years’ experience in non-communicable diseases research, specifically community-based research
• A code 08 manual South African driver’s license.
• Familiarity with complex research studies in lower-socioeconomic communities
• Having worked in or with clinic/day hospitals - familiarity with day-hospital/clinic procedures
• Experience working in a team
• Experience working sensitively with research participants.

Closing Date:

• 6 March 2026