About the position
Background:
- At the heart of South Africa's HIV and TB crises, Wits CHRU pioneers clinical research in infectious diseases like HIV, TB, HPV, Hepatitis B/C, and COVID-19
- Dedicated scientists at Wits CHRU strive to enhance treatments and improve the lives of affected communities
Main purpose of the job:
- To perform venepuncture on individuals participating in research trials and studies and to ensure the safe handling, storage and/shipment of these samples
Location:
- Helen Joseph Hospital, Westdene
Key performance areas:
- Prepare study participants’ kits in accordance to the protocol schedule
- Order and maintain consumables/stock and check expiry dates
- Ensure that all participants are correctly identified and information on sample kits corresponds with participant details
- Draw blood and maintain order of blood draw at all times through preparation of the tubes in correct order
- Perform rapid BHCG test for participants, record appropriately and monitor internal/parallel and external quality control (QC)
- Perform Rapid HIV test for participants, record appropriately and monitor internal/parallel and external QC
- Perform urinalysis, record appropriately and monitor internal/parallel and external QC as per unit SOPs
- Centrifuge and store samples as per specific study requirements
- If required, monitor room temperature to ensure that kits and test reagents are kept within the acceptable temperature ranges
- Monitor fridge / freezer and room temperature daily and report out of ranges
- Follow up participant’s results and ensure results delivery to appropriate clinic staff
- Ensure shipment of specimens timeously and per correct temperature
- Assist site staff with maintaining kit levels for relevant studies
- Maintain hand washing techniques before and after each participant
- Maintain universal precautions - wear protective clothing & no resheathing of needles
- Adherence to medical waste disposal
- Active participation and attendance in meetings
- Draft daily, weekly or monthly updates as needed
- Assist other cadres of staff where required and applicable
- Perform duties per delegation of authority log
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership for driving own career development in attending training and development sessions and relevant meetings
- Comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Protocol requirements and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Verify accuracy of data in source documentation and accuracy of transcription from source data to Case Report Forms (CRF) as needed
- Ensure errors on source documents e.g. CRF’s are corrected, initialed and dated (as needed)
- Support the timely transmission/data faxing of relevant Case Report
- Forms following QC activity (as needed)
- Ensure completion of corrective action of internal and external QC reports and monitoring reviews
- Assist with staff training (and retraining) where error trends are identified
Required minimum education and training:
- Registered Enrolled Nurse or Phlebotomy Technician qualification
- Excellent clinical skills
Professional Body Registration:
Required minimum work experience:
- Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in clinical trials and phlebotomy
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Attention to detail
- Interpersonal relationships
- Excellent communicator
- Venipuncture skills on adults as well as children
- Accountability is of major importance
- Maintenance of confidentiality will be required
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV and a cover letter (maximum one page)
- 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: 15 June 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:
- SANC
- HPCSA
- Clinical Trials
- Johannesburg
- Phlebotomist
- Enrolled Nurse
- Clinical Skills
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical Aid and Pension Fund
