General Summary

The Research Nurse’s primary role is to work with the health facilities to ensure that study interventions are conducted according to the study protocol.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide study information to potential subjects prior to and during the consent process
• Obtain and document informed participant consent,
• Randomize and enroll eligible study participants
• Document study procedures in the participants’ clinic files
• Perform blood draws as per the study protocol,
• Administer the study vaccine, do post vaccination observations and account for study vaccine as per standard operating procedures
• Provide nursing care to study participants,
• Schedule study participant visits
• Conduct data quality control and assurance reviews
• Collect locator information and liaise with Village Health Teams to conduct home visits to track study participants.
• Perform any other study – related delegated by the study Principal Investigator.

Person Specification

Education Requirements and experience:

• Nursing degree or diploma (registered) from a recognized education institution
• Immunization/vaccination program experience is an added advantage
• GCP training and research experience will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 1 years work experience in a public health facility setting
• Up to date registration with Uganda Nurses’ and Midwives Council.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Excellent written and oral English communication skills and ability to communicate with potential participants in local languages
• Demonstrable knowledge and skills in nursing procedures and practices including pediatric phlebotomy.
• Good counseling skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and Ability to be a good team player
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, schedule and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Competence in the use of standard MS Office software

General Summary

The Research Nurse’s primary role is to work with the health facilities to ensure that study interventions are conducted according to the study protocol.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide study information to potential subjects prior to and during the consent process
• Obtain and document informed participant consent,
• Randomize and enroll eligible study participants
• Document study procedures in the participants’ clinic files
• Perform blood draws as per the study protocol,
• Administer the study vaccine, do post vaccination observations and account for study vaccine as per standard operating procedures
• Provide nursing care to study participants,
• Schedule study participant visits
• Conduct data quality control and assurance reviews
• Collect locator information and liaise with Village Health Teams to conduct home visits to track study participants.
• Perform any other study – related delegated by the study Principal Investigator.

Person Specification

Education Requirements and experience:

• Nursing degree or diploma (registered) from a recognized education institution
• Immunization/vaccination program experience is an added advantage
• GCP training and research experience will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 1 years work experience in a public health facility setting
• Up to date registration with Uganda Nurses’ and Midwives Council.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Excellent written and oral English communication skills and ability to communicate with potential participants in local languages
• Demonstrable knowledge and skills in nursing procedures and practices including pediatric phlebotomy.
• Good counseling skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and Ability to be a good team player
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, schedule and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Competence in the use of standard MS Office software

District HIV Prevention & Key Population Services (1)

The District HIV prevention and Key Population Program Officer will provide technical assistance to field office and HF staff and DHTs to ensure timely attainment and sustenance of quality HIV/AIDS prevention services especially those targeting key and priority populations

Research Assistant (1)

The Research Assistant will be required to give overall support to both the clinical and administrative teams on the study. The individual should be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.

Epidemiologist and Knowledge Management Expert (1)

The epidemiologist will work with the program leadership at IDI and the SLL program monitoring unit at Africa CDC to support the documentation of success stories, generation of hypotheses and scientific writing efforts across all SLL partner implementation efforts. The role shall also include supporting capacity-building efforts to establish knowledge management hubs and working with the program academic consortium to maximize scientific and scholarly output from the SLL program.