Digital Midwife

Job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced professional to lead and coordinate the digital midwifery service. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to make a significant impact as a digital midwife.

The Digital Midwife is a senior clinical and digital leadership role responsible for supporting, optimising and assuring the safe use of the maternity electronic patient record and associated digital systems. The post holder will work autonomously within Trust policy, national and local guidance, and professional standards to ensure digital solutions enhance clinical safety, quality, and women's experience of maternity care.

The role provides professional leadership, training, system assurance, data quality oversight and acts as a key link between maternity services, IT, system suppliers and the Local Maternity System.

Main duties of the job
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced professional to lead and coordinate the digital midwifery service. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to make a significant impact as a digital midwife.

The Digital Midwife is a senior clinical and digital leadership role responsible for supporting, optimising and assuring the safe use of the maternity electronic patient record and associated digital systems. The post holder will work autonomously within Trust policy, national and local guidance, and professional standards to ensure digital solutions enhance clinical safety, quality, and women's experience of maternity care.

The role provides professional leadership, training, system assurance, data quality oversight and acts as a key link between maternity services, IT, system suppliers and the Local Maternity System.

About us
Each member of staff is required to ensure that:

• The patient and customer are always put first;
• That in all issues, the patient/customer requirements are met and all staff contribute fully to achieving the Trust's corporate goals and objectives;
• That all staff hold themselves personally responsible for the quality of their work and therefore seek to attain the highest standards achievable within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them in furtherance of the Trust's Vision and in embedding the organisation's Values.

Job responsibilities
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced professional to lead and coordinate the digital midwifery service. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to make a significant impact as a digital midwife.

The Digital Midwife is a senior clinical and digital leadership role responsible for supporting, optimising and assuring the safe use of the maternity electronic patient record and associated digital systems. The post holder will work autonomously within Trust policy, national and local guidance, and professional standards to ensure digital solutions enhance clinical safety, quality, and women's experience of maternity care.

The role provides professional leadership, training, system assurance, data quality oversight and acts as a key link between maternity services, IT, system suppliers and the Local Maternity System.

Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
• Degree in midwifery or similar
• Evidence of supporting learners in practice
• Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable

• Evidence of post graduate study
• Professional Midwifery Advocate

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Minimum three years' experience as a qualified midwife.
• Experience of working in and having a broad range of clinical midwifery experience
• Experience of working with healthcare administration IT systems
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary / multiagency team
• Detailed knowledge of current midwifery practices and safeguarding guidance and recommendations

Desirable

• Evidence of implementation of innovation, service change and development. Including Audit
• Experience undertaking and presenting audits
• Experience in teaching
• Knowledge or experience of Badgernet Maternity system

Skills and Ability
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management
• Be flexible and adaptable to the needs of the service.

Desirable

• Knowledge of clinical audit evidenced based practice and research.
• Project management qualification or relevant experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).