Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Research Midwife - INSIGHT2

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and organised Research Midwife to join the INSIGHT2 team.

Building on our previous pregnancy cohort study (INSIGHT, which focussed on biomarkers for risk prediction of PTB; recruited >2000 women), the goal of this INSIGHT-2 study is to recruit a larger, more comprehensive longitudinal pregnancy and birth cohort. This will allow us to study the emergence of a number of several related pregnancy complications and determine the impact on the fetus, neonate and child. We also plan to follow up the mother's health after pregnancy.

This will be offered on a fixed term contract basis for an initial period of 12 months. There may be potential to extend beyond this.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be London based and employed for 100% WTE (or part-time), which will involve the initial start-up and ongoing multi-centre co-ordination and delivery to time and target of the study. The post holder will work with a high level of autonomy, taking delegated responsibility from the CI. The post will be based within the Department of Women's and Children's Health 10th floor North Wing St Thomas' Hospital. Responsibility will include: ongoing responsibility for the management and organisation of research duties, ensuring a high standard of study administration and record keeping; with corresponding responsibility for coordination of the study.

The post holder will be required to travel as necessary and liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary research team and key personnel in all sites. Relationships with antenatal senior midwifery staff and Principal Investigators will be key to success. The team at STH is experienced and active and will assist in trouble shooting at this site, and the post holder will be encouraged to be part of this team and involved with local activities and other clinical research studies when complementary to their role or appropriate.

The post holder will ensure that the research undertaken safeguards the wellbeing of the patients and ensures the robustness of the scientific data; and is conducted according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

About us

Our team consists of research nurses, midwives and clinical research practitioners all working on a wide range of clinical research studies and trials on Reproductive Health & Childbirth portfolio.

We are very fortunate to also be closely linked with the King's College London Department of Women and Children's Health and a member of the King's Health Partners.

The NIHR Comprehensive Clinical Research Network (CCRN) was established by the Department of Health to improve the speed, quality and integration of clinical research, resulting in improved patient care. It is managed by the NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre. The NIHR CCRN comprises 25 local research networks (CLRNs) in England, each including primary care, secondary care, tertiary care and mental health NHS service providers. The role of the CLRNs is to establish and maintain an excellent NHS infrastructure for clinical research and research management. This infrastructure includes clinical research support staff and sessional support for clinical investigators of all professions, funding for other NHS Support Costs such as additional clinical services and diagnostic tests, and research management and governance systems and staff.

Being embedded within the LCRN and having the close working partnership with King's College London and the academic links gives us a unique position and enables us to be at the forefront of clinical research within the field of Reproductive Health and Childbirth.

Details

Date posted

25 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year p.a. inc. HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-BRC2000

Job locations

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH


Job description

Job responsibilities

A full breakdown of the roles and responsibilities of the job are available in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full breakdown of the roles and responsibilities of the job are available in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Educated to degree level or above
  • Educated to Master's Level or equivalent experience in relevant field
  • Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development

Desirable

  • A relevant post registration qualification
  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certification

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of research area relevant to the Department
  • Previous post registration experience within one or more relevant specialist areas
  • In depth understanding of research methodologies
  • Extensive experience of working in an acute NHS setting
  • Ability to work across boundaries, integrating with multidisciplinary staff in relation to research trials.

Desirable

  • Word processing, report writing and presentational skills

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience as a research midwife and clinical research delivery
  • Ability to perform within a team in addition to leadership
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure
  • Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit.

Desirable

  • Experience of central co-ordination of research

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to organise, prioritise and co-ordinate work of self and others
  • Enthusiastic, professional and accountable
  • Flexible approach
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Educated to degree level or above
  • Educated to Master's Level or equivalent experience in relevant field
  • Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development

Desirable

  • A relevant post registration qualification
  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certification

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of research area relevant to the Department
  • Previous post registration experience within one or more relevant specialist areas
  • In depth understanding of research methodologies
  • Extensive experience of working in an acute NHS setting
  • Ability to work across boundaries, integrating with multidisciplinary staff in relation to research trials.

Desirable

  • Word processing, report writing and presentational skills

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience as a research midwife and clinical research delivery
  • Ability to perform within a team in addition to leadership
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure
  • Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit.

Desirable

  • Experience of central co-ordination of research

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to organise, prioritise and co-ordinate work of self and others
  • Enthusiastic, professional and accountable
  • Flexible approach

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Research Matron - Reproductive Health & Childbirth

Laura McCabe

laura.mccabe@gstt.nhs.uk

02071883641

Details

Date posted

25 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year p.a. inc. HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-BRC2000

Job locations

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH


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