Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 3 years (Fixed term/Secondment: 3 years)
- Hours
- 30 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
- Job ref
- 180-RD-267056
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/03/2026
Employer heading
Clinical Research Midwife
Band 6
Job overview
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Clinical Research Midwife to join our dynamic research team within the Rosie. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a cutting-edge clinical study aiming to improve outcomes for women and families suffering from heavy menstruation.
You will play a key role in the day-to-day conduct of the BLEEDS study, ensuring the highest standards of patient care, data integrity, and regulatory compliance.
Main duties of the job
• Identify, approach and engage potential participants for the study
• Provision of information and support to patients/participants
• Obtain informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and study protocols.
• Perform limited sample handling, including preparing biological samples for safe transport to central laboratories.
• Collect and accurately record study data in electronic databases.
• Coordinate with the multidisciplinary team, including nurses, midwives, doctors, and research scientists, to ensure smooth study delivery.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation in line with study and regulatory requirements.
• Support study setup, participant visits, and follow-up appointments as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the research unit by supporting audits and quality assurance activities.
• Work flexibly to ensure the successful working of other clinical research projects
• Assist in monitoring visits
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 26 February 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 13 March 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development and portfolio of learning
- Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification
- Research Module
- Degree in Nursing/Midwifery
- Good Clinical Practice certification
- Masters level equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working within a clinical environment as a registered nurse/midwife
- Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
- Experience with Databases /Excel spreadsheets, and patient database systems
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Supervision of junior staff
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Extensive experience of working in an acute NHS setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in clinical research environment e.g. Clinical Trials, participant recruitment and study procedures.
- Experience of electronic data capture
- Use of EPIC or other computerised hospital notes system
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of clinical research infrastructure in the UK and of research related legislation & regulation
- Extensive knowledge of nursing/midwifery practice
- Knowledge of research methodologies
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Ability to perform clinical activities specific to nursing/midwifery
- Excellent knowledge of Epic
- Ability to demonstrate an expert working knowledge of nursing/midwifery
- Understand the structure, role & functions of RECs and R&D departments
- Ability to perform clinical activities specific to gynaecology, midwifery and obstetrics
- Knowledge of Data Protection Act 1984 and Caldictt principles
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Working knowledge of clinical trials relevant to obstetrics
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently but also able to operate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams and across professional disciplines
- Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to develop good working relationships with diverse study participants, healthcare professionals and external agencies
- Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
- Able to support participants through the informed consent process
- Work closely within the research team, organising follow up visits and investigations as requested in accordance with trial protocol as appropriate
- Good organisational, time & project management skills; able to plan, prioritise & co-ordinate work under pressure
- Good presentation skills, numerate with good IT skills; competent in standard PC packages (Windows, Microsoft Excel)
- Proven administrative skills with attention to detail
- Able to resolve appropriate queries promptly
- Ability to prioritise ensuring effective and efficient workload completion
Desirable criteria
- Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
- Capable of writing reports and of presenting research related information to a wide audience
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Competent in research/database PC packages
- Leadership skills
- Ability to facilitate and collate relevant documentation and equipment for each study visit including source data forms, questionnaires, investigation request forms, blood/tissue collection equipment etc
- Preparation and coordination of monitoring visits and their follow up
- Evidence of ability of working with the Senior Research Midwife to ensure the team is updated on ethical issues, changes in procedure, protocol etc.
- Evidence of ability to help organise meetings for the research team and others
- Ability to use initiative and be innovative within the scope of the role
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
Desirable criteria
- Confident and motivated
- Supportive within a team framework
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elena Otero-Romero
- Job title
- Senior Research Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 274 228
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