2 Clinical Officer
2025-10-06T20:22:18+00:00
University of Nairobi
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Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Education, and Training
Healthcare
2025-10-20T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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The Clinical Officer will report to the Project Coordinator, Accelerating CHIKungunya burden Estimation to inform Vaccine Evaluation (ACHIEVE), be based at Isiolo County Referral Hospital and Merti Sub-County Hospital, and occasionally travel between the two sites. He/she will provide high-quality clinical services in support of participants recruitment, medical screening, diagnosis, treatment, informed consent, and follow-up, while ensuring adherence to the ACHIEVE study protocol, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ethical standards, and national clinical guidelines.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct participant recruitment, screening, enrolment, and follow-up visits in line with the study protocol.
- Obtain informed consent/assent and ensure participant safety, rights, and confidentiality.
- Perform clinical examinations, patient history taking, diagnosis, treatment, and appropriate referrals.
- Accurately complete Case Report Forms (CRFs), Laboratory Requisition Forms (LRFs), and all other required study documentation within the REDCap electronic data capture system.
- Prescribe treatment in accordance with Kenyan Ministry of Health (MOH) and study clinical guidelines.
- Support adverse event monitoring, documentation, and reporting to supervisors.
- Ensure infection prevention, biosafety, and ethical standards are upheld in all clinical activities.
- Supervise and mentor study nurses and support the study sites to ensure a safe and efficient environment.
- Perform any other study-related duties assigned by the supervisors.
Job Specifications
Applicants must have:
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
- Registration and a valid practising license with the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya (COC).
- Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognised institution.
- At least three (3) years’ clinical experience in a busy hospital or research setting.
- Prior experience in infectious disease research projects will be an added advantage.
- Computer literacy, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and email applications.
- Familiarity with REDCap electronic data capture systems is desirable.
- Knowledge of the local language(s) spoken in Isiolo County will be an added advantage.
Conduct participant recruitment, screening, enrolment, and follow-up visits in line with the study protocol. Obtain informed consent/assent and ensure participant safety, rights, and confidentiality. Perform clinical examinations, patient history taking, diagnosis, treatment, and appropriate referrals. Accurately complete Case Report Forms (CRFs), Laboratory Requisition Forms (LRFs), and all other required study documentation within the REDCap electronic data capture system. Prescribe treatment in accordance with Kenyan Ministry of Health (MOH) and study clinical guidelines. Support adverse event monitoring, documentation, and reporting to supervisors. Ensure infection prevention, biosafety, and ethical standards are upheld in all clinical activities. Supervise and mentor study nurses and support the study sites to ensure a safe and efficient environment. Perform any other study-related duties assigned by the supervisors.
Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution. Registration and a valid practising license with the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya (COC). Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognised institution. At least three (3) years’ clinical experience in a busy hospital or research setting. Prior experience in infectious disease research projects will be an added advantage. Computer literacy, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and email applications. Familiarity with REDCap electronic data capture systems is desirable. Knowledge of the local language(s) spoken in Isiolo County will be an added advantage
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Vacancy title:
2 Clinical Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Healthcare]
Jobs at:
University of Nairobi
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, October 20 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 6 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Clinical Officer will report to the Project Coordinator, Accelerating CHIKungunya burden Estimation to inform Vaccine Evaluation (ACHIEVE), be based at Isiolo County Referral Hospital and Merti Sub-County Hospital, and occasionally travel between the two sites. He/she will provide high-quality clinical services in support of participants recruitment, medical screening, diagnosis, treatment, informed consent, and follow-up, while ensuring adherence to the ACHIEVE study protocol, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ethical standards, and national clinical guidelines.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct participant recruitment, screening, enrolment, and follow-up visits in line with the study protocol.
- Obtain informed consent/assent and ensure participant safety, rights, and confidentiality.
- Perform clinical examinations, patient history taking, diagnosis, treatment, and appropriate referrals.
- Accurately complete Case Report Forms (CRFs), Laboratory Requisition Forms (LRFs), and all other required study documentation within the REDCap electronic data capture system.
- Prescribe treatment in accordance with Kenyan Ministry of Health (MOH) and study clinical guidelines.
- Support adverse event monitoring, documentation, and reporting to supervisors.
- Ensure infection prevention, biosafety, and ethical standards are upheld in all clinical activities.
- Supervise and mentor study nurses and support the study sites to ensure a safe and efficient environment.
- Perform any other study-related duties assigned by the supervisors.
Job Specifications
Applicants must have:
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
- Registration and a valid practising license with the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya (COC).
- Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognised institution.
- At least three (3) years’ clinical experience in a busy hospital or research setting.
- Prior experience in infectious disease research projects will be an added advantage.
- Computer literacy, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and email applications.
- Familiarity with REDCap electronic data capture systems is desirable.
- Knowledge of the local language(s) spoken in Isiolo County will be an added advantage.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: associate degree
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