Nurse Counsellor Job at MU-JHU Research Collaboration

Nurse Counsellor Job


Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: Attractive

Job Deadline: 07 November 2023

Number of Jobs: 01

Hiring Entity: MU-JHU Research Collaboration


MU-JHU Research Collaboration

Location:  In Uganda

Job Details:

Required qualifications and Profile:
• A Diploma in Nursing/midwifery/Clinical medicine with a certificate or diploma in counselling.
• A post graduate diploma or degree in a health related field is an added advantage.
• At least 2 years working experience in a busy health institution.
• Experience in research setting will be an added advantage.
• We seek motivated professionals who are computer literate (Microsoft office), able and willing to learn quickly, have good organisational skills, pay attention to detail with strong documentation skills.


The holder of this position will work under the direct supervision of the Study Coordinator with guidance from the Principal Investigator, and will be responsible for the following duties:
• Support and participate in study participant recruitment and follow up.
• Carry out quality control measures through the review of collected data for completeness and validity and ongoing data cleaning.
• Troubleshoot to identify common causes of errors during documentation /protocol deviations and suggest corrective/preventive actions.
• Assist the study Coordinator in compilation of study reports.
• Participate in obtaining consent from potential participants for TRIM study.
• Review consent documents before handing them over to the regulatory affairs office for safe custody.
• Collect required data from specified health centres/ hospitals and or homes of participants.
• Run errands between the study sites to facilitate data collection activities.
• Participate in protocol team trainings and meetings.
• Maintain professional GCP/HSP accreditation and complete study specific training as required.

Application procedure

Applications with complete C.Vs, including 3 referees and their full address or contact telephone number, copies of academic certificates and testimonials, should be addressed to the MU-JHU Director Human Resources, and delivered through the reception on first floor, MUJHU 1 Building or sent by email (application should not exceed 15MBs) to HR@mujhu.org  – not later than 7th November, 2023 by 5.30pm. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Successful candidates will be expected to start work immediately.

Posting Date: 2023-11-01

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