Clinical Officer -Mbagathi Site at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide clinical care as applicable at the hospital.  
• Screen and identify potentially eligible participants for the various studies taking place in Mbagathi.
• Provide information, education and support to families or guardians of potentially eligible research subjects.
• Administer or oversee the informed consent process.
• Conduct trial-related assessments and collection of data using case record forms in accordance to Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• Assist with documentation and reporting of serious adverse events and clinical endpoints, including death and readmission to hospital for study participants
• Help to manage study-specific fieldworkers including planning of field activities.
• Foster good working relations with hospital’s clinical team and be able to contribute to/participate in continuous medical education (CME) activities in paediatric department
• Obtain demographic information and detailed medical history, comorbidities, drug allergies etc,
• Collection of trial specific blood samples including nasopharyngeal swabs, blood, and sputum samples according to the laid-out SOPs.
• Track and report participants missed doses.
• Prescribe investigational products and other pharmaceutical drugs. Monthly review of participants to assess drug tolerability and other symptoms and fever.
• Record reasons for participants withdrawal from studies.
• Conduct quality checks for CRFs and other trial related documents
• Record of protocol deviations, maintaining of file notes, documenting lost to follow-ups.
• Be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key roles and responsibilities.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:

Essential:

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine
• At least 3 years’ experience in paediatric care
• Prior evident work experience in clinical research studies/ clinical trials and can apply GCP standards
• Flexible – able to work extra hours when needed
• Able to work under stressful environment, self-driven and highly motivated
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)

Desirable:

• Experience of care for sick malnourished children
• Personnel management skills and computer-literate with proficiency in project management tools and Microsoft applications

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS:

• Based at the Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi.
• Be available to work flexibly, out of hours as necessary.
• Travel to other trial sites for covering leave and for training.
• Exposure to patients and materials considered infectious and/or biohazards.