Preterm Specialist Midwife | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We have an opportunity for a midwife to join our team to cover 12 months of maternity leave. Thepostholderisarecognisedexpertin bothclinicalmidwiferyand RH&CBresearch,withan interest in preterm birth. They will take responsibility for the planning, development and implementation of the clinical research portfolio that reflectsthe needs of women at high riskof or experiencing preterm birth and related clinical areas. You will provide expert support to colleagues through the research studyprocess, fromfeasibility, to clinicalpathwaysand study delivery. You will work collaboratively with the cross site research delivery teams and thewider multidisciplinary teamand act as an expert resource on both pretermbirth and research for clinical colleagues, women and their families. The post holder will have joint responsibility for both supporting the aims of the Trust Research Strategy in the area of Reproductive Health and Childbirth (RH&CB) Research as wellassupportingtheimplementationoftheSavingBabiesLives (SBL)CareBundle(version 2) in the prediction, prevention of and preparation for pretermbirth.The two main focuses of therolewillbeto (i)expandresearchactivityinwomen'shealthbysupportinganddeveloping the RH&CB research delivery team and (ii) implementing SBL Care Bundle No. 5 within maternity services Proud of our workforce · Our 7,500 staff are recruited from local communities and around the world · Our staff rate ussecond among acute trusts in London as a place to work · Despite challenges in the NHS, our low staff vacancy rate remains significantly better than the national average · We are passionate about the health and wellbeing of our staff with a huge support offer, including our nationally-recognised free back-up care scheme and Timewise accreditation as a flexible employer · We love to develop our people, offering a range of development programmes and apprenticeships, with our healthcare support worker apprentices winningApprentice of the Yearfor two years running · We offer a fantastic range of salary sacrifice schemes, from season ticket loans, bicycles and vehicles, to gym memberships, home electronics and holidays. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites. See detailed job description attached to this vacancy.

• To facilitate efficient, safe and woman focused research including screening procedures,biologicalsamplecollection,andallclinicalobservationsrequiredto ensure and maintain patient safety before, during and after the research visit.
• Totakeresponsibilityforensuring patientfacingequipmentismaintainedinline with Trust policy.
• To ensure all staff (registered and unregistered) practice safely according to Trustpolicy,includingthefacilitationandrecordingofallmandatoryandspecific study related training, and provide excellent clinical care to women who have experienced, or are threatened to have, a preterm birth .