Job summary
Band 6 Digital Midwife
Are you a passionate and innovative Midwife, with an interest in information technology? If so, why not join or team of Digital Midwives. We are currently recruiting for an outstanding Midwife with a passion for the use of technology to support health care provision in maternity services
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a good knowledge of maternity digital systems (K2MS Athena and Guardian) to support our maternity services, support the delivery of service change including the ongoing development of the maternity information system and electronic patient record.
About us
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 4,200 staff and good financial control and was recently rated "Good" by the CQC.
We are committed to working with our partners in Health and Social Care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work closely within a team of Digital Midwives to support the delivery of the maternity digital strategy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work closely within a team of Digital Midwives to support the delivery of the maternity digital strategy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Requires NMC registration on relevant part of register.
- Professional knowledge acquired through Midwifery training to Degree Level or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
- Mentorship course or equivalent teaching experience.
Desirable
- Leadership/ Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Has a knowledge of Midwifery data collection and reporting
- Has a knowledge and experience of working with database, data analysis and coding.
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Decision making ability.
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit and presentation.
- Experience of stakeholder and partnership working.
- Evidence of facilitation skills
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to store data/ information safely and correctly.
- Ability to provide formal teaching development to staff/ colleagues.
- Ability to evaluate effectiveness of learning activities and identifies how it could be improved.
- Report Writing Skills
- Presentation Skills
- IT Literate (MS Word/Excel & PowerPoint, Publisher)
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Maternity Department and the Trust.
- Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge.
- Understanding of own knowledge and skills framework and ability to identify learning needs and interest.
- Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify learning needs and interests.
- Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
- Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs.
Other
Essential
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy.
- Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement.
- Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services.
- Understanding and rising to the challenges in service improvement.
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to monitor the quality of own and others work.
- Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance.
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence.
- Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so.
- To provide data and information deadlines.
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements.
Proud to CARE Values
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Requires NMC registration on relevant part of register.
- Professional knowledge acquired through Midwifery training to Degree Level or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
- Mentorship course or equivalent teaching experience.
Desirable
- Leadership/ Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Has a knowledge of Midwifery data collection and reporting
- Has a knowledge and experience of working with database, data analysis and coding.
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Decision making ability.
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit and presentation.
- Experience of stakeholder and partnership working.
- Evidence of facilitation skills
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to store data/ information safely and correctly.
- Ability to provide formal teaching development to staff/ colleagues.
- Ability to evaluate effectiveness of learning activities and identifies how it could be improved.
- Report Writing Skills
- Presentation Skills
- IT Literate (MS Word/Excel & PowerPoint, Publisher)
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Maternity Department and the Trust.
- Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge.
- Understanding of own knowledge and skills framework and ability to identify learning needs and interest.
- Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify learning needs and interests.
- Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
- Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs.
Other
Essential
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy.
- Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement.
- Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services.
- Understanding and rising to the challenges in service improvement.
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to monitor the quality of own and others work.
- Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance.
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence.
- Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so.
- To provide data and information deadlines.
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements.
Proud to CARE Values
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
