Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking a Junior Research Nurse to join our team at Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town City Centre. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality nursing care to participants in clinical trials and observational studies. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team and contribute to cutting-edge research.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer routine vaccinations
- Perform infant and paediatric blood sample collection in accordance with study protocols
- Recruit participants (pregnant mothers and infants) for the Units ongoing observational cohort and clinical trials
- Provide nursing care for enrolled participants
- Perform study procedures including but not limited to:
- phlebotomy (in adults, children and infants)
- urine collection
- stool collection
- induced sputum and nasopharyngeal aspirate procedures
- exhaled breath collection
- point-of-care ultrasound
- collects SATS, respiratory rate and the collection of demographic information from participants
- Support Senior Professional Research Nurse with stock taking, consumables management and ordering, and the maintenance of the emergency trolley
- Look up study test results using TrakCare and other databases as required and ensure results from tests are communicated to appropriate research team members
- Perform duty-specific data collection and questionnaire administration with participants
- Perform quality control of data using electronic data capturing
Requirements
- Diploma / Degree in Nursing Registered with SANC
- Experience working in paediatrics as a Professional Nurse/Midwife
- Additional experience working in Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases would be advantageous
- Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
- Ability to co-ordinate, multi-task and work under pressure
- Strong planning and organising skills
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
- Ability to work as part of a clinical team
- Good computer skills, proficient with MS office applications and comfortable with data entry of clinical information on tablets/laptops/desktop computers
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Typically, salaries for scientific and QA roles in the Cape Town region vary widely depending on factors such as experience, company size, and industry sector. Generally, entry-level positions may command salary ranges between R300 000 to R500 000 per annum, while senior roles can offer more substantial packages, often ranging from R600 000 to R1 200 000 or more, with variations based on individual circumstances.
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