Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-7381128-GO-SC
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Research Midwife
Band 6
Job overview
This role will include contributing to reproductive health commercial trials, urgent public health studies and NIHR funded trials in the portfolio.
You will be involved in a range of research activities including: screening and recruiting patients into clinical trials, conducting follow up appointments with research participants, and collecting patient data in accordance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines within Reproductive Health.
Previous research experience is desirable, but not essential.
An induction will be offered to the successful candidate alongside support from the senior research midwives to support and develop your research skills.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will work collaboratively with the research teams and wider multidisciplinary team in the management of their own caseload of clinical trials patients.
- This role involves liaising with Principal Investigators and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality research, with a commitment to participant safety and welfare.
- The post holder will be the point of contact for participants and health professionals and will be expected to be proactive in educating clinical staff about the clinical trial portfolio.
- The post holder will be required to work autonomously, be adaptable have excellent communication skills, and will be expected to demonstrate an ability to empower patients to make informed decisions regarding their involvement in research.
- St George's Hospital has a number of centres as part of the trust, so any employee may be required to travel from their normal base as part of their role.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife to degree level or equivalent with current NMC pin
- Mentorship or equivalent
- GCP Certificate or willingness to be trained in GCP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise own work load
- Experience in clinical research
- Experience working as a midwife in inpatient and outpatient settings
Desirable criteria
- 2+ years experience as a qualified midwife
Skills
Essential criteria
- Clearly able to demonstrate Trust values
- Good communication skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Reliable
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using excel spreadsheets
- Experience of data entry and extraction e.g. electronic data collection tools
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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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
- Tinashe Samakomva
- Job title
- Head of Research Nursing & Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087253176
- Additional information
Elaine Sheehan
Consultant Midwife for Maternal Medicine and Advanced Midwife Practitioners
Email: [email protected]
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