Medical Officer / Clinical Research Doctor
SM Healthcare Placements is inviting applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of Medical Officer / Clinician based Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal for an exciting role within a Medical Research Company in the health care field.
Salaries range between: R650 000 – R820 000 cost to company per annum
A committed, motivated, suitably qualified and experienced clinician is required to work with the Principal Investigator and Clinical Site Research Leader in managing the clinical aspects of HIV prevention trials.
To apply:
Interested applicants should send to kzn@smhealthcareplacements.co.za
The following are the qualifications, experience, knowledge and attributes requirements:
Education, Training and Experience
- MBChB degree with at least 1 year post community service experience.
- HPCSA and MPS registration.
- Good communication and organizational skills within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.
- Computer Literate.
- Driver’s License.
- Clinical trial or research experience.
- Experience in ARV treatment.
- Preferably trained in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS).
- Preferably trained in Good Clinical Practice
Key performance areas
- Perform clinical activities related to the trial including clinical assessments, specimen collection, oversight of the safety of study participants, determination of clinical eligibility, and administration of study product.
- Conduct clinical interviews and administer study questionnaires.
- Reporting, follow up, assessment and management of adverse events.
- Completion of all required study-related documentation according to the study protocol, SOP and GCP requirements.
- Conduct regular quality control checks to ensure accuracy of clinical data collection and good data quality.
- Training of new clinicians and nurses and capacitation of the research team.
- Report writing.
- Contribute to unit publications.
- Willing to undertake after hours and weekend work when required.
- Willing to rotate across clinical research sites and provide back-up where required.
Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Applicants, who have not been contacted within 2 - 3 weeks of the closing date, should assume that their application has not been successful.
SM Healthcare Placements is an equal opportunity employer.
