Employer Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Saint Mary's Hospital Town Manchester Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum, (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 22/07/2025 23:59 Lead Research Midwife - STARshiP Trial Coordination
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Are you interested in an exciting career in clinical research?
We are looking for an experienced Research Midwife to set-up and coordinate multiple sites in the STARshiP trial, a major new clinical study of first trimester screening for pre-eclampsia. The post holder will be primarily home-based with occasional working at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and employed for 0.The post holder will liaise with the Chief Investigators and Sponsor (Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit) to oversee the management and delivery of the trial protocol at multiple sites across North England and the East Midlands, and leading implementation of the study in Greater Manchester, North West Coast and Cheshire East. They will be involved in ensuring that the research undertaken safeguards the well-being of patients and is conducted within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines. They will also be responsible for delivering comprehensive and appropriate training to ensure patients are screened appropriately and that the study delivers the best evidence to guide a future screening strategy.
In conjunction with the multi-disciplinary STARshiP team, they will ensure data collection is to its highest standards, facilitating the production of good quality research. The post holder will be required to travel to sites as necessary, taking on a leadership role in organising and managing a team of clinical research midwives to oversee the delivery of the trial protocol. Relationships with senior midwifery staff and the trial team at Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit will be key to success.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Registered Midwife - currently registered with the NMC
Degree in healthcare subject or equivalent experience
Master's Level Degree in healthcare subject or equivalent experience
Understanding of clinical research
Knowledge of ICH- Good Clinical Practice regulations relating to clinical research
Knowledge of clinical and research governance
Knowledge of Trust policies and procedures
Demonstrable IT skills including email and Microsoft office programs (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Training and leadership skills
Evidence of IT training
Willingness to travel across multiple sites as required
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.
Name Sally Hammond Job title Research Midwife Coordinator Email address sally.hammond@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number 0161 701 6968 Additional information Please note my working days are Monday - Wednesday. abraham@mft.nhs.uk
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