4 Fresher Nursing Officer/Interviewer Job Placements - Medical Research Council MRC (UK) / Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: Medical

Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI)

Funding Source: MRC (UK) and

U.S. PEPFAR

Reports to: Project Leader

Position Code: NOINTERV915

The Medical Research

Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) based at the Uganda Virus

Research Institute in Entebbe is a bilateral multi-disciplinary research

organization funded by, the Medical Research Council (UK) and Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Uganda under the U.S. President’s

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and other donor agencies. Established

in 1988, the MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS is an internationally

recognized center of excellence for research on HIV infection and related

diseases, contributing knowledge on the revolving epidemic, the evaluation of

innovative health care options, treatment and prevention, and the development

of health policy and practice in Africa and worldwide.

Job Summary: The Nursing

Officer/Interviewer will be in charge of interviewing study participants and provide

medical care to those who may be found sick during the survey

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
Administer the study information sheet and consent

forms to study participants

·        
Administer survey questionnaires to study

participants.

·        
Provide basic medical care to study participants who

are found sick during the survey and refer those with complicated problems to

the MRC study Clinic.

·        
Carry out phlebotomy and prepare dried blood Spots

as per study protocol

·        
Keenly track laboratory results and take appropriate

action.

·        
Provide relevant health education to the study

participants.

·        
Provide counselling to clients when needed.

·        
Transport the DBS to the laboratory as per study

protocol

·        
Ensure that survey participants get their

compensation

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

·        
The applicants must hold Diplomas in

Nursing/comprehensive, any other diploma qualification with experience in

interviewing older people

·        
Short courses on research methods, GCP training,

counselling

·        
A minimum of two years’ experience in clinical and

research setting

·        
Computer literacy and proficiency in office

applications

·        
High degree of integrity and flexibility

·        
Excellent communication skills

·        
Good counselling skills

All candidates

should send their applications letters, copies of academic qualifications and

curriculum vitae including names, telephone contacts and email addresses of

three (3) referees should be sent only via e mail to: recruitment@mrcuganda.org

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for

interviews.

Deadline: Friday, 9^th October

2015