MASIPHUMELELE: FISH HOEK
The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) is a registered non-profit organisation focused on the pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV and related infections in Southern Africa.
We have fantastic job opportunities across our businesses for talented people wanting to realize their full potential. Could that be you? If so, we invite you to explore the possibility of joining us to play your part in Desmond Tutu Health Foundations exciting future.
Minimum Requirements
The main purpose of the position is to render efficient and effective clinical care to volunteers on research studies and clients at the Youth Centre. Please include a cover letter with your application demonstrating compliance with the below requirements:
- MBChB; with active HPCSA registration as an Independent Practitioner
- Face to face GCP training with an accredited provider (like Crede)
- Must be within 3 years of completion of community service
- Valid BLS
- Computer skills (Email, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent Communication (verbal and written) skills
- Strong administrative skills
- Excellent ability to build interpersonal relationships
- Strong client focus
- Ability to work in a team and independently
- Strong work ethic
- Detail oriented and capable of completing study documentation legibly and accurately
- Willing to work with COVID patients
- Willing to work flexible hours and weekends if required
- Valid Code 08 Drivers License
- Valid ACLS certificate
Clinical Procedures:
- Clinically assess, examine, diagnose and manage the health of participants and YC clients
- Check and follow up blood results
- Complete prescriptions of pharmaceuticals appropriately
- Monitor clinical examinations and procedures undertaken by study nurses when necessary
- Manage accountability and adherence monitoring of study drugs
- Refer participants to other clinical care as required
- Consult with other clinical and research staff when necessary
- Manage participants with Adverse Events or Expedited Adverse Events and report as per protocol requirements
- Interpret and act on laboratory results
- Perform other protocol specific procedures when necessary (endoscopy, counselling, swabs, biopsies, etc.)
- Document all procedures and investigations as per study requirements
- Transcribe and ensure quality control of study documentation
- Attend clinical and research management meetings
- Assist in preparing study documentation for audits, monitoring visits and site visits from external study monitors.
- Assist with the design and enactment of standard operating procedures for clinical management and research projects
Submit a detailed cover letter, updated CV with certified copy of highest qualification and details of two (2) current contactable referees in a single PDF file by 16 May 2024. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
If you are a foreign national applying for this position, please attach a copy of your work permit to your application.
Visit the DTHF Career page to view the advert (Reference number: DTHF-C028) and apply: DTHF Career Page
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
If you have not heard from us within four weeks after the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
We are committed to equity in our employment practices. It is our intention to appoint individuals with the aim of meeting our equity objectives. We reserve the right not to appoint if no suitable candidates are identified.
I understand and accept that by applying for this position, I authorized DTHF to process my personal information in accordance with its internal operational requirements.
I further understand that the personal information I disclose to DTHF will be processed in accordance with the requirements set out in the Protection of Personal Information Act and may include the transferring thereof to third parties for the purposes of verification.
This job may be removed before it expires.
Desmond Tutu Health Foundation is a child-friendly organisation committed to the protection of children.
For more information about the organization please visit our website.
