Vacancy title: Medical Officer
[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Health Care , Category: Healthcare ]Jobs at:
Global Health UgandaDeadline of this Job:
25 October 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Major Responsibilities:
• Identify and screen patients for possible enrolment into the study according to the protocol.
• Recruitment and enrollment of eligible patients into the study.
• Provide emergency and continuous medical care to children taking part in the study for the duration of the study.
• Consent and explain study procedures to caregivers and older children.
• Collect appropriate samples from the study participants and ensure that they are delivered to the appropriate labs as per protocol.
• Review study forms and data for accuracy and with attention to detail, conducted daily
• Responsible for documentation and reporting of any adverse events.
• Participate in study-specific training for conducting a clinical research study
• Train/supervise study nurses.
• Participate in the routine clinical care of non-study participants on the wards.
• Perform other duties given by your supervisors.
• Communicate regularly with project leaders about study progress through physical and/or virtual media
• Maintaining good communication and working relationship between the study team and Mulago Hospital
Required qualifications and skills:
• A bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Bachelor’s in Surgery
• Full registration and annual practicing license with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioner’s Council (UMDPC)
• Prior experience in clinical research will be an added advantage
• Proven Good Clinical Practices (GCP) training
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop relationships with participants
• Team working skills to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Time management skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Willingness to keep up to date with current traumatic brain injury information and research.
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
If you meet the above criteria, please submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, all necessary academic documents and the contact details of three work-related referees all in one PDF document addressed to the Human Resource Officer, Global Health Uganda, P.O BOX 33842, Kampala, Uganda and send the application to: hr@globalhealthuganda.org not later than 25th October 2022 at 5.00 pm.
We appreciate your application however; only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you have not been contacted within two weeks after the closing date, we regret that your application has been unsuccessful.
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