Reference Number
ARO-21/08/19
Job Purpose
The Health Services Unit (HSU) of the
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust in Nairobi is starting a multi-year study to evaluate a
broad strategy to improve the provision of neonatal care in Kenya’s county
hospitals. The project will study a multi-component intervention that links
regular performance monitoring and evaluation with efforts to improve the
leadership, management and supervision skills of senior medical and nursing
staff. As part of this work the research team helps support the Clinical
Information Network that is a partnership with multiple Kenyan county
hospitals.
In each of these hospitals there is a uniform strategy of capturing
high quality routine data on all Newborn Unit (NBU) admissions. These data are
used to provide hospitals with regular reports on the NBU’s mortality and
morbidity and on their performance in adhering to standard neonatal care
guidelines as part of monitoring and improving the quality of NBU care
provided. When pooled these data from multiple NBU become an important resource
for understanding the outcomes of NBU care at larger scale than has previously
been possible.
Key Responsibility
The Clinical Information Network for
Newborns (CIN-N) is now seeking a new team member with epidemiological /
statistical skills. The assistant research officer will work as part of a team
under the direction of Study PI and the Senior Data Manager / Analyst for the
CIN as part of the statistics and data management team but with special
responsibilities for neonatal data. The person will:
·
Help manage the CIN-N data collection
process, ensure the high quality of data, continue to improve the data systems
and ensure these are adequately documented and ensure the production of timely
hospital feedback reports and aggregate hospital reports for sharing with hospitals
and other national stakeholders.
·
Help update / adapt the CIN-N data
collection system so that it meets the needs of new projects
·
Work closely with CIN team members
and assume some supervisory responsibility for ensuring hospital clerks are
effectively managed. This work may include travel to county hospital sites and
training / supervision of data clerks.
·
Liaise with senior CIN team members,
county hospitals’ hospital management teams, paediatricians, senior nurses and
HRIOs to ensure the smooth running of the CIN-N
·
Ensure the production of reports
using CIN-N data for Principal Investigators and for project funders as
required
·
Help present the data emerging from
the CIN-N at internal meetings and in hospitals
This position will be linked to two
major new projects over the next 3 to 4 years that are focused on improving
hospital level care for sick newborns. The planned work is also being conducted
in partnership with the Kenya Paediatric Association, the Kenya Paediatric
Research Consortium, and the Ministry of Health as well as multiple county
hospitals.
As part of a wider contribution to
the KWTRP research programme in Nairobi the post-holder may partake in or help
conduct internal epidemiological methodological workshops and shared learning
sessions and will be expected to contribute to and help organise internal
seminars and journal clubs and provide peer review of emerging proposals within
KWTRP together with other senior scientists
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications
·
BSc in a Healthcare Subject,
Epidemiology or Medical/Bio Statistics
·
An excellent academic track record as
evidenced by grades for undergraduate training
·
One year experience of the conduct of
prior relevant research that has involved health data collection, analysis and
report writing
Preferable
·
Good understanding of the Kenyan
public health and hospital system and some understanding of DHIS2 and the
Kenyan Health Information System
·
Practical experience in data
management, data visualization, and basic methods of data analysis
·
Understanding of the procedures used
for ensuring high quality data collection and management
·
Basic skills in use of the
statistical programme ‘R’ or similar programmes such as STATA
·
Basic familiarity in using REDCap or
of similar data capture tools/software
·
Clear interest in health services
research
·
Prior work on team based projects and
demonstrable organizational skills
·
Excellent interpersonal, written and
presentation communication skills
·
Ability to work relatively
independently to achieve agreed objectives
·
Focus on timely delivery of
objectives
How To Apply
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applicants are required to state their current/last salary.
Candidates must supply an email and
telephone contact that will be used when offering interviews. Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates
shall be required to produce ORIGINALS
of their National Identity Card, academic and professional certificates,
original transcripts and testimonials, detailed curriculum vitae and valid
clearance certificate (certificate of good conduct) during the
interviews.
The application closing date is 4th September 2019.
KEMRI-Wellcome
Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) is an equal opportunity employer. Direct or indirect canvassing
will lead to automatic disqualification. KWTRP does not charge a fee at
any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting,
processing, training or any other fees).
