Enrolled Nurse (3 months’ contract - Wits Health Consortium)

About the position

Background:

• Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
• WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
• In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics

Division: Agincourt

More Info:

The SAMRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) is an exceptional health and population research centre in the Wits School of Public Health
The Unit supports a major research infrastructure underpinned by a health and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS), a form of longitudinal population registration, covering the Agincourt sub-district of rural Mpumalanga Province that has been in operation since 1992 coupled with observational and intervention studies along the life course
As part of ongoing core and nested work, the Unit seeks to appoint Qualified Enrolled Nurse to participate in several vital roles, who will assist in realising the vision of the Unit, by practical participating in HAALSA - SAMRC Study
The appointed individuals will be based at the main office and report directly to the Project Manager

Main purpose of the job:

• To participate in several vital roles such as participant recruitment, and assist in realising the vision of the Unit

Location:

• MRC/Wits Rural Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt)

Key performance areas:

• Conduct household visits for Echo sub-study participants
• Recruit study participants for the portable MRI study
• Consent study participants into the study
• Perform echocardiograms on study participants
• Adhere to SOPs
• Perform eligibility checks for study participants
• Maintaining a good working relationship with study participants
• Ability to maintain participants’ confidentiality both on and off duty
• Scheduling of appointments
• Present daily progress reports to Field Supervisor and Project Manager
• Respond and resolve data queries as specified by the Project Manager
• Communicate routinely with the Project Manager and Research Manager
• Perform fieldwork activities as required

Required minimum education and training:

• Diploma in General Nursing
• Registered with The South African Nursing Council (SANC)

Required minimum work experience:

• Minimum 2 years relevant nursing experience
• At least 1 years’ experience in a research environment

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

• Must possess strong organizational skills
• Good knowledge of local villages in the study site
• Previous experience using electronic data collection tools is essential
• Must be self-motivated, able to work independently and as a member of a team
• Ability to multi-task and make decisions independently

 TO APPLY:

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
• This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
• However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
• 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
• Closing date: 20 March 2026
• Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date

Please note:

• WHC, in accordance with its 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
• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position

Desired Skills:

• Research
• SANC
• Data Collection
• Enrolled Nurse
• Immediately
• Mpumalanga
• Agincourt