Research Midwife

Join Our Team: We have an opportunity for a full time Research Midwife or part time 0.5 Job share.

The postholder/s will focus on the delivery of Midwifery and Women's Health studies at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust with trials being conducted at both Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke Hospital sites. The successful candidates will also support the wider research delivery team, contributing to a varied portfolio of clinical research studies and managing their own caseloads of participants.

Successful candidates will provide leadership to junior colleagues and students within their area of work, and act as advocates for women and their babies receiving care.

The role will include participant identification and recruitment,obtaining informed consent from participants and obtaining informed consent from participants and will have responsibility for organising participants visits, completion of case report forms and maintenance of study documentation according to good clinical practice (ICH -GCP E6(R3). The post holder will manage the delivery of a portfolio of research studies, providing leadership, knowledge and support for junior members of staff.

The role will require working closely with clinical teams to map the patient pathway for each study. Additional duties will include providing research-related information and support to patients and their relatives, ensuring that all study-specific investigations are completed as required by the research protocols to establish eligibility and safety for study participation.