Medical Officer 1544 views

❖ MBChB or equivalent.
❖ A minimum of three years post-internship experience as a Clinician in the public health service.
❖ Clinical experience in an HIV research-related field would be an added advantage.
❖ Registration with the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) is an absolute requirement.
❖ Should be in possession of a current open practising certificate issued by the MDPCZ.

Responsibilities
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• Monitoring and regular follow-up of a cohort of study participants, in close liaison with the CRS Leaders, CRS Coordinators, Research Nurses and Counsellors.
• In the event of adverse events, is responsible for clinical management, including facilitation of transfer to hospital as well as coordinating and collecting the documentation necessary to record such events.
• Prompt reporting of such events to the Investigator of Record, and the timely completion of adverse experience (AE) forms, serious adverse experience (SAE) forms, and expedited adverse event (EAE) forms as required by the protocol
• Principal Investigator or Investigator of Record.
• Development of study implementation materials
• Generation of training programs and participating in the clinical training of other staff members Works with the Investigator of Record and Principal Investigator in preparing manuscripts for presentation and publication.
• Assist in setting the research agenda for ancillary studies performed by the study team.