Professional Nurse - Aeroton at Wits Health Consortium

Key performance areas

• Perform study related duties as specified by the protocol.
• Complete the case report forms.
• Assist with obtaining informed consent from study participants.
• Perform voluntary HIV counselling and testing including rapid fingerpick testing as per protocol.
• Assist with follow-up of participants who fail to attend their study visits.
• Conduct home visit if required.
• Ensure that all (blood, urine and sputum) specimens are taken to the laboratory and that it reaches the laboratory
• timeously.
• Ensure laboratory results are tracked, received and signed by the Investigator/s.
• Ensure that each signed laboratory results filed correctly in its respective participant binder.
• Explain the use and maintenance of diary cards (paper and electronic) and reconcile the written/captured solicited
• symptoms versus verbal data.
• Provide direct clinical care and treatment oversight to the study participants including family planning and administration of
• STI treatment.
• Attend and resolve queries that are generated by data management staff.
• Attend to all the DCF (Data Clarification Forms) timeously as they are raised by the laboratory and ensure all the amended
• results are filed correctly.
• Record and maintain a complete inventory record of all kits received and ensure laboratory kits are always available on
• site.
• Maintain and monitor the Emergency Trolley.
• Record/maintain temperature records of areas where kits and Emergency Trolley is stored.
• Communicate routinely as needed to the Study Coordinator, Team Coordinator and investigators regarding clinical
• management of subjects.

Required minimum education and training

• Grade 12.
• Qualified as a Professional Nurse.
• Computer literacy (Outlook, Microsoft Excel and word - moderate).

Professional body registration

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council.
• The 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 unsuccessful.

Required minimum work experience

• 1-2 years working in a clinical environment.
• Phlebotomy experience.
• A valid driver’s licence, as candidate will be required to collect participants from their home or conduct a home visit.
• Work in a stressful environment.
• Work after hours and weekends if required.
• Oversee/manage and train junior team members.
• Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities
• HIV and VCT experience.
• Valid GCP.
• Experience on vaccine or HIV prevention clinical trials will be advantageous.
• Empathy and Understanding to participants.
• Ability to speak in local languages

The subject heading of the email must read DM – 007 – Professional Nurse