Nursing Officer

Requirements

• Diploma in Nursing (registered Nurse) or its equivalent, and registered with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council (UNMC)
  
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training and Research
  
• Ethics training, such as human subject protection (HSP) with certificates.
  
• Previous work in a research/clinical trial environment is added advantage
  
• Fluent in verbal and written English, as well as the local language (Lusoga).
  
• Working knowledge and experience with electronic forms is desirable
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both staff and study participants)
  
• Self-discipline, time management, and organizational skills
  
• Ability to multi-task and working well in a team.
  
• Experience and willingness to live and work in a rural environment.
  

• Identify and screen children with severe acute malnutrition for possible enrolment into the study according to the protocol.
  
• Obtain informed consent from caregivers of eligible participants as per protocol in accordance with GCP and HSP principles.
  
• Counsel and explain study procedures to the caregivers of study participants.
  
• Work with the study Medical Officer to enroll eligible participants into the study.
  
• Complete all study CRFs correctly and accurately, as guided by the SOPs.
  
• Identify and document/report promptly Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
  
• Ensure study participants’ safety and privacy, data integrity and confidentiality.
  
• Provide nutritional counseling to caregivers of study participants, including dosing of RUTF
  
• Perform anthropometric measurements and micronutrient deficiency assessment on study participants
  
• Perform cardiac monitoring (ECG) and PK-blood draws in a sub-group of study participants
  
• Provide emergency nursing care for study participants as per protocol.
  
• Participate in collection of appropriate laboratory specimens from study participants as per protocol and SOPs, ensuring that the samples are sent to the appropriate labs
  
• May be required to travel to OTC-clinics affiliated to Jinja RRH to provide care or follow up study participants.
  
• Participate in routine clinical care of non-study participants on the wards.
  
• Carry out any other duties as assigned by superiors in line with your work.