About the position
Background:
- The Perinatal HIV Research Unit (Wits PHRU) was established in 1996
- The Perinatal HIV Research Unit has been involved in research, training, policy formation, and advocacy in issues concerning HIV-positive women and their children
- In recent years, the work of the unit has expanded beyond the original focus of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Main Purpose of the Job:
- To conduct accurate, timely, and safe near Patient Point-Of-Care diagnostic testing at the healthcare facility level, ensuring Patients are correctly tested, results are promptly communicated and linked to care, and all primary testing records are properly documented at source in line with study protocol and good clinical practice
Location:
- PHRU – Botshabelo Disctrict Hospital, Bloemfontein
Key Performance Areas:
Diagnostic Testing Service Delivery
- Perform NPOC testing directly on specimens according to protocol, ensuring accessibility and timeliness of services
Device Operation, Maintenance & Consumables Management
- Keep NPOC devices functional and adequately stocked for uninterrupted daily testing
Infection Prevention, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure testing is conducted safely for both Participants and staff and in compliance with facility and study standards
Site-Level Quality Control
- Perform routine quality control (QC) checks on testing processes to identify and correct errors before they affect test results
Documentation & Record-Keeping at Point of Care
- Ensure all Participant information, test details, results, and observations are recorded in the appropriate source documents at the time of testing
- Effective self-management and performance ownership
Required Minimum Education and Training:
- Grade 12
- Biology/Life Science
Required Minimum Work Experience:
- Prior experience performing diagnostic or point-of-care testing in a clinical or healthcare setting
- Experience working in Good Clinical Practice (GCP)-compliant clinical research
- Knowledge of specimen collection, handling, transport, and storage procedures
- Understanding infection prevention and control measures, including biosafety practices for handling potentially infectious specimens
- Experience with accurate data capturing using paper source documents and/or electronic data capture systems (e.g., REDCap)
- Knowledge of Participant confidentiality requirements and compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and applicable regulatory guidelines
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), study protocols, and quality management requirements
Desirable Additional Education, Work Experience and Personal Abilities:
- Comfortable working with potentially infectious biological specimens while adhering to all biosafety and infection prevention protocols
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Adaptable, proactive, and willing to take initiative in a dynamic clinical or research environment
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Proficient in the use of computers and standard office software, with the ability to accurately capture and manage electronic data
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and implement appropriate solutions
- Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple responsibilities, and consistently meet study timelines and deadlines
- Commitment to maintaining Participant confidentiality, data integrity, and compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP), and study protocols
- Demonstrated professionalism, reliability, and a commitment to delivering high-quality clinical research standards
Requirements of the Job:
- Willingness to work shifts, weekends, public holidays, and after-hours as required by study or operational needs
- Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure, and challenging clinical or research environment
- Comfortable handling potentially infectious biological specimens while strictly adhering to infection prevention, biosafety, and study protocols
- Highly motivated, reliable, and able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Organized, systematic, and professional, with excellent time management and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize competing tasks, multitask efficiently, and consistently meet study timelines and operational deadlines
- Demonstrated professionalism, adaptability, and commitment to maintaining high-quality clinical research standards
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV with a cover letter (maximum one page) that clearly states which vacancy you are applying for
- 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: 22 October 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:
- GCP
- SOP
- GCLP
- RedCap
- Computer Literacy
- Deadline Driven
