Cape Town City Centre: Junior Research Nurse

Minimum 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 Responsibilities include (but not limited to): 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), and the following procedures in children and infants: urine collection, stool collection, induced sputum and nasopharyngeal aspirate procedures, exhaled breath collection, point-of-care ultrasound, exhaled breath collection and 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 Support Senior Professional Research Nurse with distribution of patient payments for study reimbursement 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 Perform other research-related duties as assigned Additional Information: Position will be based at Red Cross Childrens Hospital 12-month Fixed Term Contract Full-Time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Closing Date: 13 March 2026 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 30 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. EMPLOYMENT EQUITY STATEMENT The University of Cape Town Lung Institute is committed to equity in our employment practices and reserves the right not to appoint. The selection process will be guided by the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the University of Cape Town Lung Institute (Pty) Ltd. POPIA STATEMENT Please note that when applying for any position, reference checks will be completed, and personal information defined in the protection of personal information Act 4 of 2013 will be processed. In applying for this position, applicants will be deemed to have consented to such processing as defined in the policy statement. * Please Note: This Position is not on UCT Conditions of Service.