Clinical Research Midwife Bristol

Job summary

There is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Midwife to join the Women's and Children's Research Unit. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Midwife This is a part time secondment Band 6 role. The research Midwife will be supporting the delivery of a portfolio of reproductive health studies/clinical trials, specifically focussing on maternal vaccine trials

As part of the wider unit they will also contribute to other activities of the research midwife team under direction of the senior nursing team.

The clinical research midwife is expected to support the management and delivery of clinical trials. They will have knowledge and understanding of the regulatory and legal frameworks related to the planning, undertaking and closure of clinical research studies and therefore act as a resource for staff, researchers, research participants and patients. They will take a lead in ensuring the safe, effective, and patient facing delivery of clinical research studies. They will be an experienced midwife, competent in clinical skills and therefore able to deliver the required study procedures.

Main duties of the job

• Promotion of maternal vaccine trials
• Screening and approaching of potential participants
• Coordination and planning of follow up visits
• Study set-up and ongoing study conduct including recruiting of participants, receiving informed consent, coordinating sample collection, processing and storage, data collection and follow up of participants as required
• Mutual support of members of the research team and clinical colleague across maternity; gynaecology and neonatal services
• Promotion of research activity and inclusion
• Education of clinical staff and research colleagues
• Ensuring optimal participant experience

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Broad and current knowledge and experience of clinical midwifery practice
• Knowledge of the regulatory and legal frameworks related to undertaking clinical research
• Clinical, organisational and management experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and willingness to develop computer skills further

Desirable

• Knowledge of research design and methodology
• Midwifery research experience

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Broad range of clinical midwifery skills
• Evidence of good teamwork skills
• Good report writing, a focus on accuracy and meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise, ensuring effective and efficient workload completion

Aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to gain influence and motivate people
• Ability to work flexibly according to role need
• Enthusiasm for and desire to embed research within clinical practice
• Proactive in professional development for self and others

Qualifications and training

Essential

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching and mentoring qualification
• Current Good Clinical Practice Training (GCP)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce.