NGO Health Jobs – Clinical Officer at MRC/UVRI Uganda research Unit on AIDS

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Job
Summary: Clinical Officer
Organisation:
MRC/UVRI Uganda research
Unit on AIDS
Duty
Station: Kyamulibwa,
Entebbe, Uganda
Reports
to: Project leader (GPC)
About
MRC / UVRI:
MRC/UVRI Uganda research
Unit on AIDS, based at the Uganda virus Research Institute, Entebbe invites
applications tram suitably qualified Ugandans for the following contractual
posts. These posts have become available on a one-year renewable grant from the
ALPHA Network. The ALPHA Network started in 2005 and links existing African HIV
cohort studies. It aims to maximize the usefulness of data generated In
community-based longitudinal HIV studies in sub-Saharan Africa for national and
international agencies involved in designing or monitoring interventions and
epidemiological forecasting. The ALPHA network is funded by The Wellcome Trust
and is in its second phase (2010- 15) with additional funding from the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation to investigate the pattern of mortality among
HIV positive adults In Eastern and Southern Africa in the era of antiretroviral
therapy The network is coordinated by the Department of Population Health at
the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Job
Summary: The Clinical
Officer will be conducting Verbal Autopsy interviews in Kyamulibwa (and
possibly Entebbe) field sites using electronic data capture systems. S(he) may
be asked to conduct other interviews using paper questionnaires, and to work as
a clinician on other MRC studies in Kyamulibwa or Entebbe.
Key
Duties & Responsibilities:
  • The
    Clinical Officer will be responsible for daily coordination of field
    activities including daily assignment of roles to staff and measuring
    outputs.
  • Conduct
    verbal autopsies
  • Ensure
    proper data collection by checking for completeness and consistency
  • Provide
    regular progress reports of field activities and suggest strategies for
    improvement
  • In
    liaison with field waiters, sensitize an educate communities on study
    activities and study outcomes.
  • Give
    clinical support to the field clinic nurses in medical management of
    patients in the GPC clinic
  • Contribute
    to study designs and publications.
 Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
  • A
    Diploma in clinical medicine (clinical officer), health sciences or
    related field
  • Four
    (4) or more years experience in health field interviewing using
    electronic data capture or paper questionnaire.
  • One
    year’s experience in clinical work or nursing care.
  • The
    person must be compassionate especially for recent bereavement.
  • Knowledge
    of local language (Luganda).
  • Computer
    literate in MS Office packages.
  • Ability
    to ride a motorcycle with Class A riding permit.
  • GCP
    certification and counseling training

How
to Apply:

All interested applicants
should send their documents including cover letter, copies of academic
qualifications, curriculum vitae and names plus telephone contact details of
three (3) referees should either be addressed to:
The Human Resources &
Administration Manager
MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
Uganda Virus Research Institute, P. O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
Or sent by email: mrc@mrcuganda.org  [Attention ALPHA
Network Coordinator]

Deadline: 21st June 2013 by 17:00 Hrs



NB:
Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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