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Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated midwife to join our Obstetric and Gynaecology  Research Team. 

The job purpose includes making a direct contribution to the successful conduct of the expanding research portfolio at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  This post is funded by the North East & North Cumbria Comprehensive Research Network (NE&NC CRN).  North East & North Cumbria CRN has been established as part of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN). The Networks support and deliver high quality clinical research studies and aims to increase the number of patients taking part in NIHR trials.

As a registered midwife the post holder will also continue to retain clinical skills and credibility by maintaining their practice as per NMC guidance ensuring that professional standards of practice and behaviour are upheld and sufficient practice is undertaken in order to re-validate every 3 years.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will learn to manage and co-ordinate concurrent research studies with support from senior research colleagues. This will involve providing effective, caring and compassionate services to patients who are participating in clinical research studies. The post holder is expected to complete procedures and investigations according to study protocol as well as Trust and local policies. Procedures include identifying potential participants for recruitment, providing verbal and written information to explain the study, monitoring the participants’ progress, and collecting and collating patient data.  Procedures will also include clinical practices such as clinical assessment, venepuncture and performing normal midwifery practices.  The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team in the co-ordination of clinical studies and ensure that local, national and international research regulations are adhered to with an express commitment to abide by the NHS values and the Constitution.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:-

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.