Medical Officer

SUMMARY:
The University of Cape Town Lung Institute requires applications for a MEDICAL OFFICER* on a Fixed Term Contract in the Centre for Child and Adolescent Lung Health Unit (CHILD), based.
 
The Centre for Child and Adolescent Lung Health Unit aims to foster a strong clinical transactional research group addressing childhood respiratory illnesses in Africa.
 

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements:

• MBChB
• Registered as an independent medical practitioner with the HPCSA (Health Professional Council of South Africa)
• Experience with Paediatric Tuberculosis
• Experience working on medical research studies is advantageous
• Previous experience with clinical trials would be advantageous
• Valid GCP Certificate (advantageous)
• Intermediate computer skills including using Microsoft Office, internet browsers and medical databases.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team

• Clinical management of study participants
• Initiating patients on TB treatment when required
• Clinical follow-up of patients to establish well documented clinical outcomes
• Management of lab results including referrals
• Operationalise and plan clinical processes at site to ensure procedures are completed per study protocols and to ensure a high quality of study clinical data collection
• Oversee and manage the clinical team at site
• Ensure that all study participants are assessed according to protocol requirements
• Monitoring clinical health of participants in the study (per study visit requirements)
• Safety reporting linked to adverse events, serious unexpected events, adverse events of special interest & serious adverse events to study sponsor and safety monitoring board.
• Compiling monthly statistics as needed for operational reporting and investigators
• Responsible for quality control processes at site
• Responsible for resolving clinical queries raised by study monitor or data team
• Data quality control (including) of case report forms