Clinical Officer (Fresher Diploma Jobs) – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Job Title:  Clinical Officer (Fresher Diploma Jobs)  

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Duty Station: Kalangala, Uganda

Reports to: Project Coordinator

About the Company:

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.

Job Summary:   MK-8527-010 project is “A Phase 3, Randomized, Active-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral MK-8527 as HIV-1 Preexposure Prophylaxis in Cisgender Women”.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Observes good clinical practice and maintains participant confidentiality.
• Implements study specific clinical procedures, including physical examination of study participants.
• Prescribes medications for treatable medical conditions, and makes timely referrals to other agencies for acute medical conditions not covered by this research/ study.
• Timely management and reporting of adverse events
• Completes Case Report Forms and source documents, and ensures integrity of study data through quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) activities/procedures

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine
• Valid practicing license
• Up-to-date GCP training and certification
• Person Specification
• Good communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Conversant with local language (Luganda)
• Flexible working hours
• Qualifying residents of Kalangala are encouraged to apply

How to Apply:
All interested candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 27th March 2025

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