Key Responsibilities:
- Compile existing data on hospital facilities, resources and
geographic setting with a focus on Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals.
- Compile existing DHIS2 data on hospital outpatient (emergency and
booked clinics), delivery care and inpatient episodes for each Level 4 and
Level 5 hospitals ideally over the period 2021 to 2025 inclusive.
- Address any inconsistencies in the two data sources by triangulating
with other sources using clearly articulated and logical processes to
create the best:
- Hospital Capacity’ dataset possible.
- Hospital Workloads, Case-Mix and Outcomes’ dataset possible.
- Link Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals in each dataset through specific
hospital identifiers and to their geographic location.
- Create suitable indices of hospital capacity that span important
domains for the delivery of services.
- Develop an approach to aggregate reporting of workload for OPD and
Inpatient areas and then for hospitals as a whole.
- Conduct analyses that explore variations in hospital capacity and
workloads and link these to geographic location.
- Conduct analyses that contrast hospital capacity and workloads to
explore variation in ‘productivity’ with the potential of proceeding to
more sophisticated analyses of hospital efficiency.
- Support the wider data collection activities of the AFRHiCARE team
including planning and taking part in county hospital surveys, development
of REDCap databases and conducting data cleaning as necessary, stakeholder
engagement and outreach to explain and share any findings.
- Collaborate effectively with Kenyan and international team members
within the AFRHiCARE partnership and plan, coordinate and summarise the
results of meetings or workshops as directed by the supervisor.
- Contribute to the wider scientific activities of the Health Services
Unit and the Nairobi Programme of KEMRI-Wellcome in Kenya.
- And any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
- Recognised Postgraduate qualification (Masters) in epidemiology,
global or public health. Mandatory
- A primary degree ideally in a health discipline. Mandatory
- At least three years working experience in related field, health
research. Mandatory
- Evidence of research excellence based on prior publications in
international peer-reviewed journals. Mandatory
- Demonstrated experience in planning and undertaking document or
scientific literature reviews. Mandatory
- Demonstrated experience in planning for and collecting, analysing
and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data including prior
experience with statistical packages R or STATA and qualitative analysis
packages such as NVIVO. Mandatory
- Experience with REDCap with clear competence in database
development, data entry, data cleaning and preparation of data for
analyses. Mandatory
- Experience in undertaking research with diverse stakeholders and in
a cross-cultural context. Mandatory
- Demonstrated ability to act with sound judgement, sensitivity, and
flexibility, and to exercise initiative in adapting preferred approaches
when and where required. Mandatory
- Detailed understanding of Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals in Kenya.
Desirable
- Demonstrated interest in health systems / services research as
evidenced by relevant prior experience. Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to logically organise datasets, document
metadata and keep good records of data management / wrangling. Mandatory
- Experience in developing an analytic plan and collating, analysing
and interpreting data Mandatory
- Experience in use of quantitative analytical software. Mandatory
- Excellent range of skills across the MS Office suite Mandatory
- Strong organisation/programme management skills with the ability to
prioritise workloads and work within tight deadlines Mandatory
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills with ability
to write clearly for a scientific audience and to present clearly to
non-academic audiences. Mandatory
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team
environment and to multi-task Mandatory
- Have high energy, clear goal orientation and a strong work ethic.
Mandatory
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