Research Nurse at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte        

• Recruiting, consenting and following up with study participants.
• Working closely with doctors and nurses to manage patients in the wards.
• Completing research notes and entering them into the electronic REDCap database.
• Assisting with coordinating and booking special investigations, including MRI scans and echocardiography.
• Meeting recruitment targets.
• Assisting with tracing patients.
• Collecting, processing and storing biological specimens including blood, cerebro-spinal fluid, saliva, urine and placental samples.
• Working closely and maintaining good relations with other research nurses, hospital and clinic staff, field staff, study clinicians and laboratory staff.
• Capturing participant information electronically with high attention to detail
• Performing clinical nursing procedures related to our studies.
• Performing various administrative tasks related to our studies, including ordering consumables, drafting standard operating procedures and writing reports.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a professional nurse.
• A qualified midwife.
• Work experience in an adult or neonatal or paediatric intensive care unit, or similar experience working in a high care setting or theatre.
• Work experience in obstetrics and/or paediatrics.
• At least two years' applicable experience.
• Computer literacy (MS Word and Excel) which will be assessed with a competency test if candidates reach the interview stage.
• Mobile phone and iPad literacy (must be able to WhatsApp, use a mobile phone to record records, send emails from a phone), which will be assessed with a competency test if candidates reach the interview stage.
• Sound interpersonal skills which will be assessed if candidates reach the interview stage.
• Good written and verbal communication skills which will be assessed with a competency test if candidates reach the interview stage.
• Fluency in English and isiXhosa or Afrikaans.
• Phlebotomy skills: must be able to draw blood and insert intravenous cannulas.
• The ability and willingness to work overtime as needed.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling        

• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) accreditation.
• Experience in conducting research.
• Experience recruiting for randomised control trials.
• Experience with REDCap.

Closing Date  24-Nov-2025