Research Nurse at Wits Health Consortium

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 Nurse registration (SANC)

Required minimum work experience and abilities

• One - two years of work experience in clinical research field
• For non-interventional studies – 3-5 years’ work experience 

Closing date: 07 July 2026