Clinical Officer at KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

Vacancy: CGHR /94/07/19

Program description

This program is collaboration between Kenya Medical Research Institute and the Stanford University, California, USA whose main purpose is to conduct a research study titled “Disentangling the human vector relationship to disrupt dengue and chikungunya virus outbreaks in Kenya”. The section has a vacancy for a Clinical Officer.

Location: Kisian

Reporting to: Principal Investigator.

Qualifications

• Diploma in clinical medicine.
• Be registered with relevant professional body and in possession of a valid practicing license.
• At least two years of clinical trial experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Fluency in both English and Swahili, written and spoken.
• Training in Good Clinical Practices and Paediatric Life Support are added advantages

Responsibilities

• Collect clinical data for the project from study participants.
• Perform phlebotomy on consented study participants.
• Attend to clinical follow-up of participants.
• Provide clinical care to study participants in a designated health facility, which includes on-call.
• Liaise with other study team members as necessary to achieve the desired goals.
• Contribute to seminars, educational activities in a selected health facility.
• Any other related duties as assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Terms of Employment

One (1) year renewable contract as per KEMRI scheme of service and a probation period for the first 3 months.

Remuneration

The salary scheme is based on the KEMRI scales.