Main purpose of the job:

• To counsel, screen, recruit TB patients and educating them about research and to capture study data into the electronic database

Location:

• PHRU – Louis Trichardt, Tshilwavhusiku CHC and Compensatie, Polokwane (Positions will be placed in surrounding area of Louis Trichardt and Polokwane)

Key performance areas:

• Recruitment of participants for studies
• Maintaining a good working relationship with local clinic staff
• To do study related duties as specified by the protocol
• Complete the case report forms
• Communicate routinely with the study coordinator
• Do proper filing of results and any other study related documents in the relevant assigned place
• Capture study data into REDCap or any other system
• Provide written reports to the study coordinator
• Perform ad hoc tasks as and when required
• Perform fieldwork activities as required

Required minimum education and training:

• Matric
• Fluent in at least 3 local languages (Sepedi, Xitsonga and Tshivenda)
• Basic Counsellor Certificate
• Good Clinical Practice Certificate will be advantageous
• Computer literacy
• Experienced driver with a valid driver’s license and able to drive manual vehicle. Code 8 will be advantageous

Required minimum work experience:

• At least 1- 2 years’ counselling experience in a clinical research environment

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

• Must possess strong organizational skills
• Understanding of adherence to medication
• Professionalism, empathy, building of trust, good communication skills
• Diversity management – know and respect culture
• Friendly, helpful, empathetic and caring
• Conflict management
• Ability to manage one’s own stress
• Ability to prognoses a serious situation and escalate as required
• Stress management
• Ability to overcome communicate challenges – language, deaf participants
• Cope with counselling in a busy environment with disturbances
• Ability to communicate fluently and read Sepedi, English, Xitsonga and Tshivenda
• PDP would be advantageous
• Ability to multi-task and to work in a complex and demanding environment
• Must be detail orientated
• Must be able to work as a member of a team
• It is expected that s/he will apply consistent adherence to research and GCP practices

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 and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• 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: 27 November 2024.
• 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.