Clinical Research Midwife

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Clinical Research Midwife

The closing date is 13 October 2025

We're looking for a motivated and compassionate Research Midwife to join our team at UHSussex. This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference by improving care for birthing people, and their babies through clinical research.

In this role, you will work across our obstetric research studies, supporting participants, managing day-to-day activities, and making sure everything runs smoothly. You'll use your clinical and research skills to deliver high-quality care while helping to lead complex trials from start to finish.

You'll also play an important role in promoting research across the Trust. This includes supporting colleagues, guiding new investigators, and ensuring studies meet their goals on time, and with accurate, meaningful results.

Collaboration is a key part of the role. You'll work closely with NHS teams, Universities, and industry partners to grow our research programme and help shape the future of maternity care both locally and nationally.

If you're enthusiastic, organised, and ready to be part of something impactful, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with our team of clinical research Midwives and Nurses on the Obstetric portfolio, managing studies day-to-day to ensure effective recruitment, participant retention, protocol compliance, accurate data collection, and coordination of tests and procedures.

With specialist Obstetric expertise, they will lead complex trials while delivering high-quality, compassionate care to participants. Flexibility and adaptability are essential to meet the evolving demands of the research portfolio. The role also involves championing research within Trust departments and supporting colleagues and investigators to deliver studies that advance patient care.

In addition, the post holder will track progress across the Obstetric/maternity portfolio, maintaining clear, comprehensive records and supporting the delivery of trials to time and target. They will foster collaborative relationships across the NHS, non-commercial partners, and pharmaceutical sponsors to strengthen research delivery within UHS Trust.

Finally, they will proactively drive change, delivering measurable improvements and aligning initiatives with current and emerging organisational strategies and healthcare priorities.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs.

Job responsibilities

- Provide delivery of high-quality care and clinical research.
- Coordinate portfolio of research studies using expert clinical and research knowledge.
- Independently assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care and research protocols delivered to patients/participants, involving their carers and or relatives.
- Ensure patient/participation treatment is in accordance with clinical research & local protocols and Good Clinical Practice.
- Continually evaluate the quality of the care given, regularly assessing the needs of the patients/participants and effects change required to ensure their safety.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals as necessary to optimise patient/participant care.
- Participate in decisions concerning the treatments that are given within the context of the research protocol and care of the patient/participant.

Person Specification

Current NMC registered midwife, educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience. Specialist knowledge in Obstetric clinical practice in an acute NHS setting is required.

- Holds NMC Registration
- Midwifery experience, example of specialist knowledge in application
- Example of demonstrating trust values in application
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and prioritise own workload
- NHS research experience
- Certification of GCP or awareness and willingness to complete GCP
- Experience of using computer systems including Excel
- Recent clinical midwifery experience

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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