Job Description

Main purpose of the job:

• To provide primary clinical care and treatment to patients and research participants with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, HIV, sleep disorders, and obesity
• To offer technical advice and support to the Ezintsha team and other stakeholders, including training, mentoring, referrals, and data management

Location:

• Ezintsha - Parktown, Johannesburg

Key performance areas:

• Examine, treat, and refer patients with non-communicable diseases according to clinical protocols and guidelines
• Ensure the inclusion of appropriate patients in clinical care programmes
• Treat comorbid conditions as diagnosed and prescribe appropriate treatments
• Follow up and report adverse events as per treatment guidelines or protocol, within applicable timelines
• Liaise with the laboratory regarding the interpretation of laboratory results
• Ensure appropriate management plans are followed for all abnormal lab results
• Data collection and storage according to GCP and study SOPs
• Recruitment and retention according to set targets as required by sponsors
• Ensure and strengthen team capacity building in the area of NCD
• Participate in the development and review of guidelines, SOPs and other research material
• Provide support to clinical staff to ensure high quality patient care
• Assist in writing of grant proposals, concept notes, protocols and ethics applications for new research studies
• Implement research studies as part of a team
• Participate in ongoing mentorship programmes initiated by other Ezintsha stakeholders
• Compile reports on different aspects of clinical care, including adverse events, pregnancies, etc.
• Electronic data cap on CRFs and patient logs
• Proactively resolve protocol queries and missing data
• Participate in programme audits
• Compile and submit reports to Programme Managers for submission to donors
• Participate in compiling documents to showcase Ezintsha's work
• Attend meetings and participate in organisational events and initiatives in line with the role where required
• Act as a point of contact for the clinical site, partner organisations, donors and internally where appropriate
• Communicate with all levels of Ezintsha staff around inputs, outputs and activities
• Provide feedback to internal and external stakeholders where required

Required minimum education and training:

• MBBCh Degree

Required minimum work experience:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in primary care or family medicine

Professional body registration:

• Health Professions Council of South Africa

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

• Certification in Family Medicine, or Diabetes Management, Obesity Management, Sleep Medicine or HIV Management would be desirable
• Experience working in a family physician or general practice or primary care setting as well as donor-funded organisation/NGO or project-based environment would be an asset
• Attention to detail, systematic in approach to tasks
• Proactive, able to exercise discretion and independent decision-making
• Able to prioritise own workload and work towards deadlines
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team
• Proficiency in speaking other African languages
• Organizational and administrative skills, electronical data capturing and with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Experience writing donor proposals and protocols
• Understanding and/or experience in mentoring and training desirable

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 10 July 2024.
• Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

Please note:

• AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.

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