🇸🇱 Urgent Recruitment @ Welbodi Partnership – Data Collector

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

BACKGROUND

Welbodi Partnership is a UK-registered charity working to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity in Sierra Leone. Since 2008, Welbodi Partnership has worked in partnership with hospital management, health facility staff, and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to improve maternal and child health outcomes in Sierra Leone.




Our vision is that all women and children in Sierra Leone will have access to effective essential healthcare services characterized by respect and dignity for all, including patients, communities and staff. Our mission is to build the capacity of the health system in Sierra Leone to reduce the number of women and children who are unwell, suffering, or dying unnecessarily.

We are involved in a range of health system strengthening activities, staff training, hospital improvement projects, and community engagement, including a National Institution of Health Research (NIHR) Group partnership with King’s College London, University of Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and Lifeline Nehemiah Projects.  This is a 3-year programme of work focused on the development of simple, scalable innovations and research capacity building to improve maternal health.

For further information, please see: www.welbodipartnership.org 

ROLE PURPOSE

The post holder will join Professor Shennan and Professor Gevao’s NIHR Maternal Health Research Group, with the primary focus of being involved in delivery of the SIPHRE project, a prospective cohort study which will be undertaken in peripheral health units in Western Urban Area, Freetown.

The NIHR Maternal Health Research Group (CRIBS) is funded by the Global Health Research strand of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and aims to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes in Sierra Leone by developing and implementing life-saving maternal health interventions and building research capacity.

Welbodi Partnership is looking to recruit applicants with an interest in clinical mentorship, education and research, to participate in NIHR project activities including data collection and staff training. This is a full time post, the post-holder will be based in Freetown. The post holder will be expected to travel to and work in different PHUs on rotation in the eastern part of WAU.

Reporting to the King’s College London research project team lead, Welbodi implementing team and SIPHRE WAU Research Assistant, the data collectors will be required to ensure timely collection and entering of quality data into a unique database for the research project, complying with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the research principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The following project is related to evaluating a Shock Index in the prediction of outcomes in pregnant and post-partum women with haemorrhage and sepsis.

Shock Index in Pregnancy: Haemorrhage Risk Evaluation. (SIPHRE)

The SIPHRE project evaluates how Shock Index (heart rate divided by systolic blood pressure as measured by the CRADLE Vital Signs Alert (VSA) device) of a bleeding patient at the time of presentation to a health care facility and during their admission can help us predict their risk of adverse outcome (e.g. severe haemorrhage indicating blood transfusion, a need for emergency surgery or maternal death). We hypothesize that a patient’s shock index is a more accurate triage tool compared to conventional vital signs (heart rate or blood pressure).  This post is specific to the western urban area component of the study, which will involve 10 peripheral health units.

The post-holder will contribute to:

• Timely and accurate data collection by self and team of data collectors, with input to a database

• The security of data

• Maintained continued communication and supporting relationships between peripheral health units, Western Area Urban District Health Management team, Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone, King’s College London and Welbodi Partnership

• Management of CRADLE VSA devices (maintenance, storage, training, charging)

This project is joint funded by the National Institute of Health Research and Medical Research Council.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILTIES

Supported by the Co-Investigators research team from King’s College London and Welbodi Partnership implementation staff, including a local Programmes Manager and Research Assistant, the individual will contribute to the smooth running of this research project.  Specific responsibilities are listed below but the role may include other duties necessary for the success of the project.

• Data collection of patients’ vital signs and clinical outcomes through review of peripheral health unit ledgers, records at referral hospitals and interaction with healthcare staff

• Inputting data to a secure database, supporting data collection and data validation and maintaining security of data.

• • Working closely with peripheral health unit staff or referral hospital staff to collect the necessary data needed for the project.
  • Recognizing and reporting in a timely fashion any problems in obtaining data.
  • Adhering to confidentiality procedures, policies and legal requirements when collecting, storing and sharing data.

• Training and supporting midwives in the use of the CRADLE VSA device

• Working alongside clinical team to ensure CRADLE devices are available, used, charged and maintained.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

GENERAL POLICIES PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES

In addition to the key job responsibilities detailed in this job description all employees and volunteers at Welbodi Partnership are expected to comply with the general duties outlined below and detailed in full in our policies.

SAFEGUARDING

Welbodi Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are therefore expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment. Applicants for this position should be aware that if successful, they will be requested to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, or equivalent in countries other than the UK. The Welbodi Partnership complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice.

DATA PROTECTION

Welbodi Partnership complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

Welbodi Partnership is committed to a comprehensive policy of Equal Opportunities in volunteering and employment in which individuals are selected and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities and are given equal opportunities within the organisation. It is the Welbodi Partnership’s policy as an employer to treat all people equally irrespective of race, ethnic origin, nationality, sex, marital or parental status, gender, sexual orientation, creed, disability, age or political belief.

JOB REVISION

This job description should be viewed as a guide to the duties required and is not definitive or restrictive in any way. The duties of the post may be varied from time to time in response to changing circumstances.

SALARY/BENEFITS 

Based on job competency alignment to internal pay scales.  The full remuneration package will be discussed with shortlisted candidates.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The closing date for applications is the 27th October 2022 – we encourage potential applicants to submit as soon as possible.

To apply for this position please send your cover letter, CV and contact details of 3 referees in one email to [email protected] using the following subject title: Application – Data Collector.

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

For any queries relating to the position, please email [email protected].