Research Midwife; XR

The Reproductive Health and Childbirth Research Team is recruiting!

The Research and Innovation Department is continuing its exciting expansion. Wehave several research specialities and the Reproductive Health and Childbirthresearch portfolio is looking for a Band 6 Research Midwife.

Itis a full time post (1.0 WTE), with a temporary contract / secondment (Shortterm funding). This post will be based at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

LTHT staff must seek permission from their line manager before applying.

Thepost holder will contribute actively to the conduct, coordination, and delivery of the Reproductive Health and Childbirth Research Portfolio. Themain tasks are:

Coordinating the setup and delivery of research studies

Supportingrecruitment, consent, and followup of participants

Usingcore midwifery clinical skills to support safe study delivery

In addition of being responsible for ensuring that high standards of clinical care planning, delivery, safety, and patient satisfaction are to a very high standard, compliance with Trust policy, study protocol requirements, localand national guidance and legislation is required.

Ifyou are interested in the post, we would like to encourage you to contact the recruiting manager for an informal discussion.

Expected Shortlisting Date

16/03/2026

Planned Interview Date

30/03/2026

Weare looking to recruit a proactive and self motivated individual with a keen interest in research to work within the Reproductive Health and Childbirth Research Team.

Thepostholder will:

Support the delivery of high quality clinical research across the reproductive healthand childbirth research portfolio

Work collaboratively with clinical teams to identify, recruit, and follow upresearch participants

Useappropriate clinical skills to ensure safe and effective delivery of researchstudies

Thepost holder will be required to work alongside industry partners, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN)
Yorkshire and Humber (Y&H) and colleagues in neighbouring establishments,attending regional and national meetings as required. They will contribute tostudy setup, data collection, documentation, and regulatory compliance,ensuring that all research activity is conducted in line with Trust policy,study protocols, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and national legislation. Therole requires excellent communication, organisational skills, and the abilityto work independently as well as part of a team to support the safe and efficient delivery of research.

Research is at the heart of our Trust. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is involved inresearch at all levels, developing and trialling new treatments for patients.

We believe that being involved in cutting-edge research helps us providebetter care to our patients.

Overthe next 5 years, we aim to be the best Trust to deliver high-quality clinical research and to champion research amongst our staff. We also aim tosupport and grow our world-class clinical infrastructure and assets for research and innovation.

Wehave a very proactive Research Academy. It offers an extensive programme of education and training tailored to meet the needs of individuals, teamsinvolved in clinical research delivery in Health and Social Care.

Our five Trust values are part of what make us different. They have been developed by our staff. They are:

• Accountable
• Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Thepost holder will contribute actively to the conduct, coordination and delivery of the Research Portfolio, under the leadership of the

Senior Research Nurse/Midwife/AHP. Working effectively with the immediate and

broadermultidisciplinary team (MDT), being responsible for ensuring that high

standards of clinical care planning, delivery, safety and patient satisfaction is to avery

high standard, compliant with Trust policy, study protocol requirements, local and

national guidance and legislation.

Thepost holder will support the Senior Research Nurse/Midwife/AHP, Principle

Investigatorsand associated multidisciplinary colleagues in the planning, scheduling,

conduct,recruitment, patient care, support and data collection required for allstudies

withinthe department. They will be responsible for developing their own clinical

practice,maintaining competencies (related to the research portfolio) and where

appropriatetaking delegated responsibility for the clinical elements of studies in line

with Trust policies and study protocols.

Working effectively and proactively with agreed external agencies and collaborative

partners,the individual will adhere to…