Job overview

An exciting opportunity is available for a band 7 Research Midwife/Charge Nurse, 6 month secondment within the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust’s Women’s and Children’s Research Unit. This is a part time, 18.75 hours per week role for an  experienced  research midwife/ nurse to work as part of the senior team supporting, managing and leading the  Research unit to deliver high quality clinical women's/maternal research studies. This would be an ideal development opportunity for those who further wish to develop both their research delivery experience in addition to developing and consolidating current leadership, strategic and management experience.   The unit currently delivers  clinical trials across maternity, maternal health and gynaecology in addition to children's specialities.

Research studies are delivered within the trust across seven days of the week and throughout 24 hours of each day. Research staff need to be flexible in their work patterns in order to deliver this service if the studies require. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to be a proactive part of the W&C Research unit leadership team. This will include being an expert research delivery resource for  those staff directly within the research unit and for staff within St Michael's/ UHBW as a whole. 

You should have demonstrable experience of research delivery within maternal and women's health/gynaecology  and evidence of team management/line management experience in your current role. Current experience working within a clinical research environment is essential.  The postholder will be able to develop their role within  the W&C Research unit within a supportive leadership team. 
The 0.5 WTE  (18.75 hours) secondment post is now available. The post holder will be an experienced Registered Midwife/Nurse.

The post holder will lead the team to support the safe conduct of all research, including clinical trials, in accordance with the regulatory and legal frameworks. This will entail wide collaboration with clinicians and research staff to facilitate the successful conduct of trials.
You will have a relevant degree or be working towards one, have considerable current experience of working with women within a research delivery setting  at band 6 or above, and an interest in developing a role within research delivery leadership. 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.