Job overview

Research Midwife

Division: Corporate

Care Group: Medical Directorate

Band: 6 

This is an exciting opportunity for a midwife to gain experience in research delivery as part of the Medway Research and Innovation team. If you are looking for a change and value research this is the perfect chance to learn how research is designed, delivered and impacts on practice. 

Research and Innovation leads to better care and outcomes for all, thus the shared vision within the Research and Innovation department at Medway NHS Foundation Trust is to embed research into clinical practice and empower clinical staff to lead improvements and inspire healthcare change. We aim to increase access to research opportunities for services users and we strive to achieve a balanced, varied, inclusive and service user driven research portfolio.

We are looking for a experienced midwife who will be able to bring expert knowledge of the clinical area to help streamline research in to current practice and bring creative ideas for service user and maternity staff engagement with research.

We are offering a part time 12 month secondment to a qualified midwife with at least 1 years experience to cover maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

Study set up and delivery of maternity studies. 

Work as part of a team.

Access feasibility of maternity related studies, establish stakeholder engagement and take responsibility for study specific clinical staff support and training

To identify eligible participants for research studies

Confidently and knowledgably explain and discuss research studies to potential participants, their relatives and other healthcare professionals

Strive to ensure that research is inclusive and research participation is accessible to all those that’s are eligible.

To ensure the safety and the wellbeing of research participants during their time in the trial and following, 

Take responsibility for all areas of practice relating to the conduct of clinical trials and research studies

Be meticulous in regards to the accuracy of data collection and recording.

Resolve issues, any breaches and protocol deviations. Report Adverse Events.

Support the Research and Innovation department vision to create a positive research culture and support. 

Ensure that training pertinent to the role, including mandatory training e.g. GCP, informed consent etc. is up to date. Attend training to maintain skills as required

Be flexible in approach to work as the role may require flexibility

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.