Trial Nurse (2) & Laboratory Technician

Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI) is a center of excellence for Lung Health in the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. Our mission is lung health research that integrates disease prevention, clinical care, and training in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Institute has received funding in its Clinical Trials Unit from LMU Klinikum, University College London, and John Hopkins University to conduct clinical trials titled “ A multiple arm, multiple stage (MAMS), phase 2B/C, open label, randomized, controlled platform trial to evaluate experimental arms including an increased dose of rifampicin, an optimized dose of pyrazinamide, moxifloxacin and sutezolid, in adult subjects with newly diagnosed, smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (STEP 2C)”; “Platform Assessing Regimens And Durations In a Global Multisite consortium for TB (PARADIGM4TB)” and Bedaquiline Roll-out Evidence in Contacts and People Living With HIV to prevent TB (BREACH-TB) respectively. The studies aim to identify newer, shorter, safer, and more efficacious innovations for the prevention and treatment of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis. The Institute now seeks to recruit suitably qualified Ugandans to join a team of existing clinical trialists for the positions indicated below.

Position                     Trial Nurse (2)

Reports to                 Study Coordinator

Effort time                100%

Job Summary           The Trial Nurse will be responsible for the accurate completion of visit procedures and collection of information from study participants according to protocol, and welfare of study participants

Roles:

1. Identify potential study participants

2. Consent and enroll eligible participants

3. Conduct questionnaire interviews and conduct clinical reviews of study participants during enrollment

4. Conduct follow-ups with study subjects and complete the follow-up logs as per the protocol.

5. Take vital signs measurements

6. Collect and prepare samples from study participants

7. Dispense study and other medications

8. Keep an organized laboratory log of all samples collected and transferred and document quality assurance procedures applied during sample management

9. Perform adherence counselling and other counselling needed by the patients

10. Perform other nursing duties such as organising the clinic, dusting, and patient cleaning whenever needed.

11. Ensure proper filling of study and clinical records

12. Manage clinical supplies at the study site

13. Perform first-level quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) to ensure all fields in the consent forms and case report forms (CRFs) are complete and accurate

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

  • Registration with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council with a valid Annual Practicing License (APL).

  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements & Good Clinical Practices (GCP) is an added advantage

  • Clinical trials research experience is an added advantage

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills