Senior Research Nurse

Department Description/Departement Beskrywing

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Senior Research Nurse (2 positions): Neonatal Infection Research (Post Level 9)

(One-year fixed-term contract)

(Tygerberg Campus)

Ref. TGB08/152/0626

The Neonatal Infection Research Nurse in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Stellenbosch University (SU) will work on several neonatal infection studies including the NeoSep1 clinical trial and other neonatal sepsis studies. The research nurse is required on a 12-month fixed-term contract to perform participant screening, enrolment, preparing and administration of intravenous trial antibiotics, data collection, adverse event reporting, participant follow-up, administrative assistance, and data entry. This post requires flexibility, including willingness to work night duty and weekends in accordance with the research requirements.

Fakulteit Geneeskunde en Gesondheidwetenskappe

Departement Pediatrie en Kindergesondheid

Senior Navorsingsverpleegkundige (2 posisies): Neonatale Infeksie Navorsing (Posvlak 9)

(Een-jaar vastetermynkontrak)

(Tygerberg-kampus)

Verw. TGB08/152/0626

Die Neonatale Infeksienavorsingsverpleegster in die Departement Pediatrie en Kindergesondheid by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) sal aan verskeie neonatale infeksiestudies werk, insluitend die NeoSep1 kliniese proefneming en ander neonatale sepsisstudies. Die navorsingsverpleegster word op 'n 12-maande vastetermynkontrak benodig om deelnemer-sifting, inskrywing, voorbereiding en toediening van binneaarse proef-antibiotika, data-insameling, rapportering van nadelige gebeurtenisse, deelnemer-opvolg, administratiewe bystand en data-invoer uit te voer. Hierdie pos vereis buigsaamheid, insluitend die bereidwilligheid om nagdiens en naweke te werk in ooreenstemming met die navorsingsvereistes.

Duties/Pligte

• Working closely with the neonatal research doctors and other investigators on the studies.
• Identifying, screening, obtaining consent and enrolling eligible participants for the neonatal infection studies.
• Preparing and administering intravenous trial antibiotics to babies.
• Collecting, recording and capturing study data and medical information according to study guidelines.
• Following up enrolled patients until hospital discharge and/or contacting them telephonically following hospital discharge.
• Organising and curating study records and data.
• Providing weekly updates on new study recruits and follow-up statistics.
• Assisting with reporting of adverse events to HREC and SAHPRA.
• General research administration.
• Noue samewerking met die neonatale mediese dokter en tersaaklike studieleiers.
• Identifiseer moontlike kandidate vir die neonatale studies, voer die nodige sifting uit, bekom toestemming en skryf die kwalifiserende deelnemers by die neonatale infeksiestudie in.
• Voorbereiding van intraveneuse studie antibiotika en aan die babas toe te dien.
• Insameling en vaslegging van en dokumenteer studie data/mediese inligting volgens studie riglyne.
• Volg op met studie pasiënte tot en met hospitaalontslag en/of telefonies te skakel na hospitaalontslag.
• Orden en kurasie van studierekords en -data.
• Gee weeklikse terugvoer oor nuwe kandidate wat by studies ingesluit is en verskaf opvolg statistieke.
• Hulpverlening met die aanmelding van nadelige voorvalle aan HREC en SAHPRA.
• Algemene navorsingsadministrasie.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• Professional Nurse with a degree/diploma in nursing.
• Registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC).
• At least two years' experience in neonatology and administering intravenous antibiotics to neonates (essential).
• Experience with the administration of intravenous antibiotics to neonates in the past five years.
• The ability to place intravenous cannulae in neonates.
• Willingness to work on a shift schedule (specifically nightshifts), including weekends as needed.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good administrative skills and experience.
• An interest and/or experience in clinical research;
• Basic computer skills and willingness to learn new research and data management skills.
• Professionele Verpleegkundige met 'n graad/diploma in verpleegkunde.
• Geregistreer by die Suid-Afrikaanse Raad op Verpleging (SARV).
• Minstens twee jaar se ervaring in neonatologie met toediening van binneaarse antibiotika (noodsaaklik).
• Ervaring met die toediening van binneaarse antibiotika aan neonate in die afgelope vyf jaar.
• Die vermoë om binneaarse kanule in neonate te plaas.
• Bereidwilligheid om skofte te werk (spesifiek nagskofte), ingesluitend naweke soos nodig.
• Goeie interpersoonlike vaardighede.
• Goeie administratiewe vaardighede en ervaring.
• 'n Belangstelling en of ervaring in kliniese navorsing.
• Basiese rekenaarvaardighede en bereidwilligheid om nuwe navorsings- en databestuurvaardighede aan te leer.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• GCP certificate.
• Basic life support (BLS) certificate.
• The ability to communicate in isiXhosa and/or Afrikaans.
• Clinical research experience.
• GKP-sertifikaat.
• Basiese lewensondersteuning (BLS) sertifikaat.
• Die vermoë om in isiXhosa en/of Afrikaans te kommunikeer.
• Kliniese navorsingservaring.

How To Apply/Hoe Om Aansoek Te Doen

#PSS

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Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three references), must reach the University before or on the closing date in the advertisement.

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If you have received no feedback from the University after four to six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application was unsuccessful.

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Enquiries/Navrae

Enquiries about this post: Prof Adrie Bekker on 072 212 5453, or at [email protected]