About Us:
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists. The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach.
About Project:
IDI has received a subcontract from Makerere University Walter Reed Project to implement activities in Uganda of the Joint Mobile Disease Intervention Clinical Capability (JMEDICC) at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital (FPRRH). JMEDICC is a consortium comprising the US Naval Medical Research Center in partnership with the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and the US Department of Defense. The project aims to develop a research platform to address the knowledge gap of effective clinician management of sepsis and severe infectious diseases in general. The clinical team will be responsible for conducting observational and interventional trials in the management of sepsis. The clinical team will be provided with ongoing advanced training in clinical care and research to enable the team respond to future outbreaks of infectious diseases including Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) within Fort Portal and surrounding districts. This platform will be used to generate clinical research data to support licensure applications for promising therapeutics for EVD or to provide evidence-based standards of care for improved EVD management.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent will complement the research protocol at FPRRH research site by working with a multi-disciplinary study team which will include but is not limited to; physician, medical officers, clinical officers, study nurses and a laboratory runner.
Ensure that clinical research is conducted in the highest ethical and academic standards as stipulated in the research protocol
The jobholder will also consent, enroll and follow up research patients.
Administer study questionnaires to all enrolled research patients.
Conduct research-related investigations on study patients
Follow-up research patients, review patient files and labs to ensure completeness and continuity of care
Provide medical care for study participants and routine care for FPRRH patients
Refer patients for additional assessment as appropriate
Ensure that the research patient data base is regularly and continuously updated and patient data is sent by datafax to IDIL in Kampala on a regular basis
Take part in and conduct all relevant Continuous Medical Education and trainings
Work closely with Study Physician in relation to patient management
Attend all study team meetings
Performs any other duties that may be reasonably necessary for carrying out the study protocol as directed by the Study Coordinator
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The Medical Officer should hold an MBCHB or equivalent qualification
Completion of internship
Prior research experience also an added advantage
Ability to travel within Uganda at short notice
Broad knowledge of Good Clinical Practice
Ability to communicate well with patients and their care-givers
Excellent organizational skills and flexibility, including the ability to manage and move between multiple sites
Flexibility to work long hours which may occasionally extend beyond normal working hours in order to complete critical tasks.
Ability to speak local language
How to Apply:
All interested and suitably qualified candidates should send their application letter, CVs (with three professional referees) to:
The Human Resources Manager,
Infectious Diseases Institute,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala, Uganda
Email to: hr@idi.co.ug
Deadline: 10th March 2017