Summary
Date Posted: 15th January 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: Ush

JOB DETAILS:

In 1995, Epicentre created a permanent research centre in Uganda to support IVISF projects in the region. The primary role of Epicentre in Mbarara is to conduct clinical research following Good Clinical Practice {GCP) requirements on critical public health burdens in Uganda and Africa. To reach this objective, Epicentre collaborates closely with the Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). A full-time experienced research team is based at the Epicentre Mbarara Research Centre. The Mbarara research centre is located in lvlbarara Municipality, 300 km South-West to Kampala.
SUPERVISOR MEDICAL DATA ENTRY (6 POSITION)
Mission and responsibilities: The Supervisor Medical Data Entry, will participate in study participant recruitment at assigned study sites in Mbarara, lbanda, Ntungamo and Sheema, in data collection and medical data entry in study project electronic database. Supervise, organise and plan the study-related activity of Community healthcare workers (CHWs) or Voluntary Health Teams under the supervision of the CaP TB CONTACT Study coordinator.
Location: MSF/Epicentre Mbarara Research Centre (EMRC), Uganda
Reports to: Country principal investigator
Duration: 1 year, renewable
Start date: February, 2019.
General responsibilities (not exhaustive]
• Complete electronic CRF according to electronic Case report form completion guidelines, GCP and SOP's
• Supervise, organise and plan the study-related activity of Community healthcare workers (CHW) or Voluntary Health Teams for data collection, patient follow-up, as well as identify their training needs in order to provide a good service support and reliability of the data collected.
• Build synergies with Health facility staff, CHWs, TB focal persons and CaP TB EGPAF team at the site so as to ensure smooth implementation of the study activities.
• Engage in patient recruitment activities like, screening, consenting, HIV testing and counselling, etc
• Do quality control Community Healthcare workers’ performance on regular basis.
• Support the Investigators in the implementation of the study procedures according to Study protocol and Standard Operating Procedures
• Make weekly reports and communications with the study coordinators, and Data manager.
Qualifications and competencies:
• Qualifications in any of the following: health-related field, social science, counselling, data-entry, or degree in Information and Technology (IT). e One year working experience in clinical research or community-based studies, data collection, and data entry.
• Essential working experience of at least one year with MSF/Epicentre is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of ICH guidelines, GOP, and the clinical trial study process is an added advantage.
• Ability to work effectively in teams as well as independently.
• Flexible for regular travel to study sites within the country.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

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Job application procedure
Interested candidates should hand deliver their application package (CV, application letter and copies of their academic / work certificates) to: Resources Manager, MSF/Epicentre Mbarara Research Centre, P. O. Box 1956, Mbarara, Or by email to: epi-ug-rec@epicentre.mst.org Applications must be submitted not later than the Monday, 21st January, 2019, 5:30pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.