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Post Title:
Registered Comprehensive Nurse / Registered Nurse (6 Positions)
Duration: One
year Contract
Organisation: Rakai Health Sciences Program
Reporting to:
Study or service Supervisor
Location:
Kalisizo Field Station -Rakai Uganda
Job Information
Rakai Health Sciences Program is a collaborative Bio-medical
research and service delivery organization. It strives to improve the quality
of life of the local population through a combination of community based
research, curative services and prevention strategies in the district of Rakai,
South Western Uganda. It is based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute –
Entebbe and Kalisizo in Rakai District.
The Program is seeking to strengthen its staffing position
in order to efficiently execute its research activities. Applications are
therefore invited from qualified and competent Ugandans to fill a vacant
position based at RAKAI HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM- Kalisizo, Rakai district as
indicated below:-
Job purpose:
To provide support to the study services supervisor in
medical assessment of participants, collecting important clinical details,
performing clinical examinations and relevant tests and performing follow up
data collection in the clinic/field
Duties:
• Carrying out respondents clinical assessment and
completing the form (as per SOPs)
• Provision of health education to potential study
participants.
• Seeking informed consent from potential study participants
• Collection of data and biological specimens as well as
proper labeling and handling of data forms and specimens as pertinent SOPs
• Collection of quantitative and qualitative data by use of
an administered questionnaires
• Collection for biological samples for lab. Tests and
analysis
• Carryout a census of all study participants in all study
communities
• Providing treatment to respondents
• Clinical evaluation and care of participants in
consultation with study physicians.
• Follow up study participants
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Successful candidates should have a Diploma in General
Nursing/Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing from a reputable institution
• Working experience of at least 2 years in a reputable
health organization
• Certificates in Good clinical practice and Human subjects
Protection, plus experience doing research related work is an advantage but not
a requirement.
• Willingness to work and reside in a rural setting – Rakai
District.
How to apply:
Only qualified applicants should submit application letter,
valid academic documents and detailed resume (C.V) with three recognizable
referees not later than 14th June, 2013 to:
The Human Resource Manager
Rakai Health Sciences Program,
P.O. Box 279, KALISIZO
E-mail: info@rhsp.org
