Fieldworkers x 25 (6 Months Contract) Wits VIDA

Main Purpose Of The Job

• To recruit and retain study participants

Location:

• VIDA Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital Soweto, Johannesburg

Key Performance Areas

• Fostering good relations with community members
• Establishing a relationship of trust and respect with participants
• Ensure that consent forms are accurately completed and signed by all parties
• Electronic data collection
• Administer study questionnaires and collect accurate data
• Ensure data accuracy
• Tracing study participants
• Assisting Team Leader to ensure that scheduled tasks are met
• Assisting Team Leader to ensure high-quality data are collected
• Demonstrate effective self-management
• Tasks or deadline orientated
• Provide required data collection statistics and reports

Required Minimum Education And Training

• Grade 12
• Basic Counselling Certificate

Required Minimum Work Experience

• Minimum 1 year of work experience in a Research Environment
• Normal working hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 09h00 to 17h00

Desirable Additional Education, Work Experience, And Personal Abilities

• Self-motivated
• Ability to work under pressure including odd hours when necessary
• Good relating skills, time conscious
• Sound knowledge of the entire suburb of Thembelihle, Freedom Park, and Soweto is an added advantage
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) advantageous
• Valid Driver's License

To Apply

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 16 February 2023.
• Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

Please Note

• AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.

Desired Skills

• Communication
• Computer Skills
• Computing
• Healthcare
• Medical

About The Employer

BackgroundThe Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA) Research Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand, formerly RMPRU (Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit) has for over 20 years conducted numerous studies to assess the burden of and prevent vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD).