Medical Officer at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte

• Providing clinical paediatric care and support to children enrolled in the MIS-C study;
• Assessing children with febrile illnesses and conducting clinical exams;
• Assisting with phlebotomies and other medical procedures, including collection of respiratory samples for virus analysis;
• Working with a multidisciplinary team that includes laboratory and clinical staff;
• Assisting with managing and coordinating the research project, including communicating with the Health Research Ethics committee;
• Ensuring that regulatory requirements, including NIH (US National Institutes of Health) and other network requirements, are adhered to.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• MBChB degree;
• At least three years' working experience in Paediatrics;
• Experience in clinical research;
• An interest in research skills development;
• Sensitivity to cultural differences;
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Multilingual skills - proficiency in either isiXhosa or Afrikaans, in addition to English;
• Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook;
• The ability to do research both independently and in a team context;
• The ability to develop and maintain sound work relations among project staff;
• A valid code EB driver's licence.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• Training in good clinical practice (GCP) and other research training.