Band 7 Senior Research Midwife

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization seeks a Senior Research Midwife to lead maternity, neonatal, and paediatric research teams. This role involves operational management, ensuring high standards of care, and collaboration across various departments. Candidates must be registered midwives with relevant degrees and strong leadership skills. The position offers an opportunity to impact the development of clinical research within a progressive healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Evidence of Mentorship/ leadership skills.
• Completion of a relevant post registration specialist course.
• Demonstrable understanding of management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational management of the research team.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and standards.
• Provide leadership to multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Excellent communication skills

Ability to analyse data

Clinical governance

Education

Registered Midwife on the NMC register

Relevant degree in midwifery

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Senior Research Midwife

The closing date is 06 January 2026

We are looking an enthusiastic and highly skilled Research Midwife who can demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience in both maternity care and research. The successful candidate will work closely with the existing Senior Paediatric Research Nurse to lead a collaborative team across paediatric, neonatal, maternity and gynaecology research. The post is based at Heartlands Hospital but covers services across the trust. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the growth of the portfolio of studies and further development of the team, working together with the clinical teams to embed research in this area, increasing opportunities for our patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work together with the Senior Paediatric Research Nurse and have responsibility for the effective and efficient operational day to day management of the team, including budget control, governance, staff development and training. The post holder is professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards of professional practise and standards of care. They will provide professional leadership within the paediatric, maternity, neonatal and gynaecology research team and provide direction and inspirational leadership to all members within the multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will undertake and supervise research and teaching to set, monitor and continuously improve standards of care and patient experience. The post holder is accountable for safe, effective clinical practice, managing and developing team performance, managing a devolved budget ensuring efficient and effective use of physical and human resources. They postholder will work collaboratively with Lead Research Nurses and Senior Research Nurses across the trust to seek and provide support and deliver compassionate leadership.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Registered Midwife on the NMC register
• *Relevant degree or equivalent in midwifery
• *Evidence of Mentorship/ leadership skills
• *Completion of a relevant post registration specialist course or experience in research and development.
• *ICH GCP training
• *Research training such as informed consent, safety reporting, audit & inspection

Experience

• *Professional Portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
• *Substantial relevant and recent clinical experience within a complex health care setting or Acute NHS setting working as a deputy Manager Band 6 position including the supervision and education of junior staff/ students.
• *Demonstrable current, recent experience of team leadership and management within the healthcare setting.
• *Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with the clinical service.
• *Experience of being a mentor
• *Demonstration of a significant contribution to innovative practice or change management
• *Experience in interviewing and selection of staff
• *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice
• *Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following areas:
• oLeadership
• oTeam building
• oManaging Resources
• oTime management
• oClinical governance
• oAudit and research
• oWorkforce planning / management
• oNHS policy and political awareness
• *Evidence of effective multi-professional working.
• *Knowledge of Research Governance

Additional Criteria

• *Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators for relating to others.
• *Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role.
• *Excellent communication skills both written and verbal & IT skills
• *Proven ability to analyse data and identify data trends
• *Able to effectively present information to groups /health care professionals.
• *Ability to work under pressure across competing demands /properties.
• * Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• *Supportive
• *Flexible
• *Well organised
• *Ability to delegate and supervise
• *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
• *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
• *Ability to inspire and lead a team
• *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
• *Willingness to work core shift patterns for the area Monday to Friday with occasional out of hours /weekend working
• *Undertake a range of shift patterns to cover 24/7 period when working as part of a peer group with occasions of out of hours / weekend working

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.

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