Research Midwife

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Midwife in Wakefield, UK, to join its Research Department. The successful candidate will focus on supporting a new study within the reproductive health portfolio, assisting in participant recruitment and data management. Opportunities for further training and support will be provided. This is an 18-month position that may become permanent. Applicants should possess a Registered Midwife qualification and have experience dealing with complex situations. A knowledge of patient information systems is also desirable.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Carer-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience providing and receiving highly complex information.
• Awareness of the local and national agenda in the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Assess feasibility of running studies at MYTT.
• Identify and recruit suitable participants against study protocols.
• Undertake clinical tasks appropriate to the role of a research midwife.

Skills

Experience of computer databases and administration

Experience dealing with highly complex situations

Working with a wide range of professionals

Education

Registered Midwife

Tools

BadgerNet

PPM+

ICE

CITO

Job description

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trusts Research Department is looking for an experienced Midwife to join their team.

Since the appointment of the first Research Midwife at MYTT in December 2021, the reproductive health, neonatal and paediatric portfolio has grown beyond expectations and is now supporting multiple studies and over 19,500 participants. To maintain the impetus and continue to develop and grow the portfolio, we are now looking to appoint a Midwife primarily to support a new study developed from the BaBi portfolio.

You will be offered training and support to take on this role and development to support the existing portfolio of work. Experience of the research process is desirable but not essential. You will learn about the research delivery process from expression of interest through feasibility, set up, study delivery, close out and archiving. It is expected that the you will assist the Senior Research Midwife and the wider reproductive health research team in maintaining and developing the portfolio, as we seek to realise our ambitions to develop a program of research from within the Born and Bred in (BaBi) Wakefield public health study.

Opportunities for additional training to develop in the role will be supported. Additional training and development will be considered on a case by case basis.

The job is offered for a period of 18 months initially and may become permanent subject to ongoing funding.

Main duties of the job

You will focus on one dedicated study but will also work across the full portfolio of studies. You will be responsible for:

• Assessing feasibility of running studies at MYTT.
• Identifying and recruiting suitable participants against study protocols.
• Undertaking of clinical tasks appropriate to the role of a research midwife.
• Recording and input of data.
• Resolving data queries with sponsors.
• Working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure studies run as expected.
• Identifying and reporting of adverse events.
• Liaising with sponsors.
• Giving oral and written presentations.
• Contributing to comms and engagement activities both within and external to the Trust.
• Contributing to the new staff inductions.
• Supervising of students.
• Deputising for the band 7 as required.
• Other tasks which are commensurate with the role as required.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Registered Midwife

Experience:

• Experience of computer databases and administration
• Working with a wide range of professionals
• Experience dealing with highly complex situations
• Experience providing and receiving highly complex information

Knowledge and Awareness:

• Knowledge of patient information systems including BadgerNet, PPM+, ICE, CITO
• Awareness of the local and national agenda in the NHS and chosen speciality
• Clinical governance
• Awareness of own limitations
• Knowledge of current research, nursing/professional issues in health and social care

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.