Senior Research Midwife, Band 6 (22.5 hours a week)
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for the role of Senior Research Midwife at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where there are approximately 6000 births per year.
The post of Senior Research Midwife provides specialist knowledge and expertise to a Research Delivery Team based within Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and community settings. They will provide leadership for the delivery of a portfolio of studies under the direction of the Lead Research Nurse/Coordinator. This will involve the post-holder ensuring that patient’s care and treatment, assessment, follow-up and data collection are coordinated according to the appropriate research protocols. This will involve close liaison with other clinical specialties and community settings, as well as appropriate Research, Innovation and Genomics (RIG) Teams.
Additional contract details: This is currently fixed term but we are in the progress of securing funding to create a permanent role.
The post-holder will be expected to work alongside the RIG Professional Services team and the local Governance and Oversight Group to ensure studies meet GHNHSFT Key Performance Indicators. They will act as keyworker for patients and carers throughout their clinical trials experience, and will line manage staff within a team. The post-holder will actively promote research amongst clinicians, service users and the wider NHS. The post holder will be required to deputise for the Lead Research Nurse in their absence, attending appropriate meetings, and maintaining an organised and structured workforce.
As our most valuable asset, we understand that happy, fulfilled staff will offer their best, and we aim to achieve this by providing a supportive team approach.
We have a large team comprising midwives, maternity care assistants, maternity support workers and obstetricians, and we clearly link in with other members of the wider multidisciplinary team.
We have a comprehensive mandatory training programme including PROMPT as well as many opportunities for you to develop personally.
We have several shared decision making councils, giving all staff a voice within the department.
We recognise that some staff may experience difficult situations. To support them, we have, alongside our lead midwives and senior midwifery team, an excellent PMA team.
Feasibility and Study set-up
- Contribute to the set-up of research studies within the wider research team. Liaise with the R&I Professional Services Team, Principal Investigators, support departments, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure a thorough feasibility process
- Able to identify and plan strategies for recruiting patients into trials. Working with Principal Investigators to develop initiatives to increase patient involvement.
- Ensure trial protocols are followed and that trials are conducted according to the national research legislation, Research Governance Framework, R&I Standard Operating Procedures, GHNHFT policies and Good Clinical Practice.
- Lead on, and maintain an expert research knowledge of a portfolio of trials, acting as a reference point for team members, train research team and wider healthcare team to ensure safety of all trial participants, and attend multi-disciplinary meetings
- Liaise with MDT members to establish procedures for the safe set up and smooth running of clinical trials and act as a resource and contact point in matters concerning trial patients and trial protocols with all stakeholders. Assist in achieving GHNHSFT research KPIs.
Study Delivery/Monitoring
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of clinical trial patients, including safe administration of treatments and drugs that are given within the context of a clinical trial, as applicable to professional registration and Trust POPAM policy. Reporting of serious adverse events to all relevant personnel following the relevant SOPs.
- Assess patients as required by trial protocols and take appropriate and timely action for patients with trial related complications/toxicities. May be required to take blood, test urine samples and administer treatments for which training has been given, as applicable to professional registration, R&I SOPs and Trust POPAM policy.
- Responsible for the coordination of clinical trials, assist in the day to day running of the Research Delivery Teams. Take an active role in line management, recruitment and development of staff
- Act as a key worker for patients throughout their clinical trial experience. Provide continuity of care for patients and carers throughout the trial programme. Receive informed consent and provide ongoing information, education and support to clinical trial patients and their carers.
- Ensure trial records are accurately maintained, including, but not limited to: records in nursing/medical paper and electronic notes, case report forms, trial site files. Ensure that trust procedures and policies are followed and in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and R&I SOPs. Responsible for ensuring accurate study records are maintained on EDGE (Clinical Trials IT system).
Other Duties
- Take an active role in research promotion for staff and patients. Provide teaching on clinical trials to healthcare professionals assist with educating patients and relatives about clinical trials and assist with the induction and education of new team members. To raise the profile of research and deliver research education days to members of the public.
- Assist in the development and teaching of local standard operating procedures for the trials team and contribute to quality assurance programmes in the Network and Trust.
- Provide cover for other Senior Research Nurses/Coordinators during periods of absence including sick leave, annual leave and when positions are vacant across the research delivery teams.
- Coordinate, set up and maintain Research Co-ordinator / Nurse led clinics. Act as Principal Investigator for clinical trials when appropriate.
- Provide, maintain and facilitate a high standard of clinical trial practice across a broad portfolio, developing and promoting effective channels of communication both verbally and electronically. Network with multidisciplinary team to access expert knowledge and practice to facilitate trial patient journey.
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