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SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (SAMRC)
 
FIELDWORKERS X 2
 
The SAMRC retains the right not to make an appointment. Should no feedback be received within 30 days of the closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.
 
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) strives to improve the nation’s health and quality of life by funding and conducting relevant and leading health research.  It further aims to promote equity, career development and progression.  The organisation prides itself on three core values: being pioneering, striving for excellence and working collaboratively.
 
The SAMRC retains the right not to make an appointment. Should no feedback be received within 30 days of the closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.
 
Vacancy: Fieldworkers (x2), 12-Month Contract Renewable (Kraaifontein Community Health Centre [CHC])
Unit/Directorate: Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit
Region: Cape Town

Closing date: 16 February 2021
 
The Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit is looking for experienced, energetic and organized fieldworkers to work on the CaDERAL-MOPHADHIV Study, a clinical trial of mobile phone text messages intervention for patients living with HIV and hypertension. The fieldworkers in this study will be responsible for recruiting eligible participants and follow up enrolled participants to ensure full retention rate for the study and conduct interviews in identified health clinics.
 
 
Responsibilities:
  • Ensuring compliance with study protocol
  • Working with the clinic staff to identify potential study participants
  • Recruiting and tracking of study participants
  • Conducting screening/recruitment interviews
  • Conducting anthropometric measures
  • Assisting with taking blood pressure measurements
  • Administering of questionnaires
  • Completing participant information i.e. appointment schedules, medicine prescription and delivery dates through accessing participants’ folders
  • General project administrative tasks including quality assurance, data entry and supply control tasks and daily reports
  • Assisting project staff members with other tasks, when needed
 
 
Core Requirements:
  • At least two years of fieldwork experience.
  • A Matric certificate
  • Speak fluent Afrikaans or isiXhosa in addition to English
  • Good computer skills
  • Reside near Kraaifontein CHC and be able and willing to use public transport to travel to the health facility. Alternatively have own transport to commute to the CHC.
 
Added Advantage:
  • Preferably have experience working in a research setting, which includes recruiting participants and other fieldwork activities for clinic-based research projects
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Driver’s License
 


A salary in the region of R143 705 per annum, cost-to-company.
 
In accordance with the SAMRC’s Employment Equity Plan, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from the designated groups. For this reason, we require race, gender and disability status to be specified. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply.
 
PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER (R346A) IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS
 
Visit the following Web Site to complete an online application.  https://forms.gle/eJL3ukN2c6NEH2w68

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