Research Nurse
Reference Number: RENUR-130718
Employment Type: Full time
Category: Clinical Healthcare and Research
Job Grade: 5.01
Country: Kenya
Location: Kilifi
JOB PURPOSE:
To assist with assessments and nursing care of patients attending hospitals participating in a genetic study of neurodevelopmental disorders, in particular Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) on the Kenyan coast. The nurse will be expected to work with the hospital members of staff to ensure delivery of quality care to the participants. Other roles will include data collection and recruitment, while observing adherence to standard operating protocols for the NeuroDev study and other related neuroscience projects.
Description:
REPORTS TO:
- The project manager.
- Principal investigators.
DIRECT SUPERVISES:
- Fieldworkers
JOB DIMENSIONS:
The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme conducts high quality clinical studies on non-communicable diseases including the genetic susceptibility to these conditions.
The NeuroDev study is a multi-site international collaboration with data collection in hospitals, schools and within communities on the Kenyan coast. The study aims to collect medical and genetic data that will help understand the genetic architecture of neurodevelopmental disorders in particular ADHD and ASD in Kenya and other African countries. The study will be comparing the genetic composition of people with those neurodevelopmental disorders against that of specific controls. The NeuroDev study will have field teams composed of a nurse/clinician and field workers all of whom will be expected to work closely with collaborators in hospitals, schools and in the community, the project manager and the principal investigators of the study.
The nurse will have a high level of responsibility for ensuring adherence to standard operating protocols and ethical regulations of the study, while ensuring that the collection of phenotype and biological samples runs smoothly. The nurse will need to work unsupervised most of the times, when the project managers and principal investigators are away in other study sites. The post requires focus and attention to detail, and involves a high level of communication with the hospital staff and other NeuroDev study team members.
Although the nurse will be assisted by a fieldworker to manage the flow and recruitment of the study participants, he/she is expected to provide leadership in the process. Additionally, the nurse will take responsibility for the accurate data capture, and safe transportation of biological samples to the project manager for storage.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with nursing and medical care particularly for people visiting outpatient clinics.
- Screen and identify eligible participants among children at homes, schools and hospitals.
- Provide information, education and support to families or guardians of potentially eligible research participants.
- Administer or oversee the informed consent process for the NeuroDev study.
- Assist in collection of sociodemographic and phenotype data, using research electronic data capture software
- Assist in collection of samples for genetic studies, while ensuring proper storage and transport
- Help to manage study-specific fieldworkers assigned to your hospital.
- Foster good working relations with hospital’s nursing and clinical team and be willing to participate in continuous medical education (CME) activities in mental/neurological health care
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Diploma in Nursing
- Registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya
- At least 3 years’ experience in nursing/clinical care or research studies
- Flexible – able to work extra hours when needed
- Able to work with vulnerable populations such as those with neurological or mental health disorders
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
- Be computer-literate with proficiency in project management tools and Microsoft Office applications
Desirable:
- Experience of care for children and adolescents with behavioural or neurological disorders.
- Fluency in any mijikenda language.
Clinical Officer
Reference Number: CO – 130718
Employment Type: Full time
Category: Clinical Healthcare and Research
Job Grade: 6.01
Country: Kenya
Location: Kilifi
JOB PURPOSE:
To assist with clinical assessments of patients attending hospitals participating in a genetic study of neurodevelopmental disorders, in particular Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) on the Kenyan coast. The clinician will be expected to work with the hospital members of staff to ensure delivery of quality care to the participants. Other roles will include data collection and recruitment, while observing adherence to standard operating protocols for the NeuroDev study and other related neuroscience projects.
Description:
REPORTS TO:
- The project manager
- Principal investigators.
SUPERVISES:
None
JOB DIMENSIONS:
The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme conducts high quality clinical studies on non-communicable diseases including the genetic susceptibility to these conditions.
The NeuroDev study is a multi-site international collaboration with data collection in hospitals, schools and communities on the Kenyan coast. The study aims to collect medical and genetic data that will help understand the genetic architecture of neurodevelopmental disorders, in particular ADHD and ASD in Kenya and other African countries. The study will be comparing the genetic composition of people with those neurodevelopmental disorders against that of specific controls. The NeuroDev study will have field teams composed of a nurse/clinician and field assistants all of whom will be expected to work closely with collaborators in hospitals, schools and in the community, the project manager and the principal investigators of the study.
The clinician will have a high level of responsibility for ensuring adherence to standard operating protocols and ethical regulations of the study, while ensuring that the collection of phenotype and biological samples runs smoothly. The post holder will need to work unsupervised most of the times, when the project manager and principal investigators are away in other sites. The post requires focus and attention to detail, and involves a high level of communication with the hospital staff and other NeuroDev study team members.
Although the clinician will be assisted by a fieldworker to manage the flow and recruitment of the study participants, he is expected to provide leadership in the process. Additionally, the clinician will take responsibility for the accurate data capture, and safe transportation of biological samples to the project manager for storage.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with clinical care particularly in people visiting outpatient clinics.
- Screen and identify eligible participants among children at homes, hospitals and schools.
- Provide information, education and support to families or guardians of potentially eligible research participants.
- Administer or oversee the informed consent process for the NeuroDev study.
- Perform clinical examinations and history, using research electronic data capture software
- Assist in collection of samples for genetic studies, while ensuring proper storage and transport
- Help to manage study-specific fieldworkers assigned to your hospital.
- Foster good working relations with hospital’s clinical and nursing team and be willing to participate in continuous medical education (CME) activities in mental/neurological health care.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential:
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine
- Registered with the Clinical Officers Council
- At least 2 years’ experience in clinical care or research studies
- Flexible – able to work extra hours when needed
- Able to work with vulnerable populations such as those with neurological or mental health disorders
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
- Be computer-literate with proficiency in project management tools and Microsoft Office applications
Desirable:
- Experience of care for children and adolescents with behavioural and neurological disorders.
- Fluency in any Mijikenda language
Data Manager
Reference Number: DM072018
Employment Type: Full time
Category: Research, Science and Biotechnology
Job Grade: 6.01
Country: Kenya
Location: Kilifi
JOB PURPOSE:
To undertake operational management of all data collected or linked to epidemiological malaria surveillance in the field study sites in Junju, Pinglikani and Ngerenya. To research and develop documentation on methods to ensure that electronic data management is GCP compliant. The post holder will also be responsible for developing and maintaining data collection tools, and developing data bases.
Description:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage tools for collecting, entering, editing, cleaning, organizing, and archiving data. Collect, archive and adequately backup all data relevant to thea
- Dispensary Malaria Monitoring (SSC 2617)
- Systems Immunology Studies of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Susceptibility in Kilifi County, SSC 3149- Malaria Surveillance Field Team, complete with documentation, in a timely and systematic manner. This will include data directly collected prior to the current Immunology protocol SSC 1131 and data collected as part of RTS,S Phase 2b (MAL 59). This also includes all other data linked or relevant to these 2 protocols that are collected by other KEMRI CGMRC systems e.g. adult bleed data, ITN survey data, and data from the KHDSS and KIDMS.
- Controlled Human Malaria Infection(CHMI)SSC 3190.
- The data manager will supervise data entry staff and field based staff as relates to data collection and management for SSC 2617 ,SSC 3149 and for SSC 3190.
- Perform quality checks on the data and resolve any issues that arise, communicating with laboratory staff, field staff and clinicians in order to resolve errors using clearly documented and progressively refined methods.
- Study regulatory requirements to guide discussions regarding GCP compliance of the database and prompt actions to correct non-compliance where appropriate.
- Perform basic analyses that highlight relationships between tables and provide general information drawn from the data that may be useful to investigators e.g. demographic profiles, incidence, prevalence etc.
- Document all information that is relevant to the data collected from the study cohorts
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A degree in Computer Science, Statistics or related fields.
- Training and/or at least 5 years’ experience in data management
- Statistics experience with Stata or R or SPSS REQUIRED.
- Knowledge of Open Clinica or/and MySQL,Ms Access REQUIRED,
- Experience in medical research data management will be an added advantage
COMPETENCIES:
- Knowledge of database design and data modelling
- Excellent skills in data manipulation and statistical analysis
- Knowledge of software development methodologies
- Excellent demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and work within tight deadlines
- Good oral and written communication skills and ability to work in a team in a multi-cultural environment
- Willingness to take initiative and improve data management systems based on well thought out and tested trials
- Ability to work under varying levels of pressure, flexible and ability to multi-task
- Previous experience in a medical research setting desirable