Job overview
Are you a passionate midwife looking to combine clinical practice with research? Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) are offering an exciting joint opportunity for a Clinical Academic Midwife & Research Associate to join our team.
This unique role is split between clinical practice within maternity services at LTH and academic research within UCLan’s internationally recognised Research in Childbirth and Health (ReaCH) group. You will contribute to high-quality, evidence-based care for women and families while advancing midwifery research that shapes future practice
Why join us?
1. Work in a dynamic, research-active environment with strong academic and clinical support.
2. Be part of a team committed to improving outcomes for women and families.
3. Opportunities for professional development and career progression
Main duties of the job
What you’ll do
4. Deliver safe, compassionate, and personalised midwifery care across all service areas.
5. Provide leadership and mentorship to colleagues and students.
6. Contribute to ReaCH’s research portfolio, including grant writing, publications, and knowledge exchange.
7. Network regionally, nationally, and internationally to build research capacity.
8. Support education and training for midwives and multidisciplinary teams
Working for our organisation
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our service users. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
9. Deliver safe, evidence-based midwifery care across antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal settings
10. Act as a role model and provide leadership, guidance, and supervision to junior staff and students.
11. Support newly registered midwives as a preceptor/buddy.
12. Maintain clinical skills and credibility across all areas of maternity service.
13. Promote an evidence-based culture through guidelines, protocols, and audits.
14. Ensure compliance with health, safety, infection control, and safeguarding policies.
15. Participate in education and training of staff and students.
Research Responsibilities
16. Contribute to ReaCH research programmes of local, national, and international significance.
17. Prepare and disseminate research findings through publications and conferences.
18. Engage in grant writing and knowledge transfer activities.
19. Build and sustain research networks regionally, nationally, and internationally.
20. Mentor and support midwives to integrate research into practic
Person specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
21. Demonstrate fulfilment of Band 5 preceptorship and progression to band 6.
22. Awareness of changes within midwifery practice
23. Evidence of continuing professional development.
24. Experience of coordinating a team
Desirable criteria
25. Basic understanding of finance management from a clinical perspective
26. Evidence of innovation in practice.
27. A record of successful research publication and/or knowledge exchange in midwifery.
28. Experience of fostering research collaboration across higher education and clinical settings.
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
29. Registered Midwife with valid NMC registration
30. NMC recognised mentorship qualification
31. Full membership of relevant accredited bodies.
32. A higher degree in a specific topic relevant to the post.
33. Evidence of continuing professional education or development since qualifying.
34. Up to date with all essential training and appraisal.
Desirable criteria
35. A PhD or equivalent achieved or in progress.
36. Leadership course
37. Management course
38. NIPE qualification or willingness to work towards