Job summary
North Middlesex Maternity: "A career in Midwifery, not just a job."
This is an exciting opportunity for a midwife with a passion for quality improvement to join our team to support the implementation of our Maternity Digital Transformation programme which promises to have a significant and positive impact on how we deliver our maternity services.
This will be an opportunity to gain experience in leadership and project management and will provide an excellent opportunity for developing new skills and a chance to alongside people from different professions and organisations.
Where will your career take you next?
Main duties of the job
The role will require you to work collaboratively with the senior management team as well as with other key people inside and outside of the Trust on the Maternity Digital Transformation programme.
You will contribute towards identifying the needs of the service and the department and will need to develop an in-depth knowledge of the maternity IT systems to by able to assess data-quality and system functionality.
You will be key in the implementation of any new IT systems to evaluate and trouble shoot where possible.
You will be the point of contact for maternity staff and will be responsible for the education of relevant teams on any changes to current process.
You will have the opportunity to present updates and reports as appropriate as the project evolves.
About us
We are lucky to be able to work and provide care in our beautiful, purpose built maternity unit. We currently look after 4700 births per year and book over 5000 women for antenatal care.
Our service was rated 'Good' by CQC and our improvements over the last 18 months have seen us receiving praise from NHS Improvement. A CCG Insight visit noted improvements in morale and culture, with staff reporting good support and a culture of learning rather than blame. We are 100% compliant with Ockenden safety actions and have safety and excellent patient experience at the heart of the service that we deliver.
Our students rate us highly - receiving "Practice Excellence Award 2020" (Poppy Team) from City University and "Outstanding Placement of the Year" (Tulip Team) this year. Our Bereavement Service received the RCM award for Bereavement care in 2018 and our Perinatal mental health team were awarded the NMC Excellence in Mental Health Award in 2021. In 2021 we received the Capital Midwife Preceptorship Mark. Our maternity service now receives 5 star reviews on NHS choices!
Our Trust has staff accommodation in North London and is situated within easy reach of London rail terminals and central London. We are in Zone 4, making travel to work less expensive, as well as offering on-site parking.
This is a service on the up, and we recognise that there is great competition in London to get the best midwives into their workforce. We believe that at North Middlesex you can truly flourish.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide leadership, expert advice and be a resource on the maternity digital agenda for the Trust
- Represent the Trust at networks, conferences and other meetings regarding Trust developments and play an active role in sharing progress and learning with others.
- Ensure that the maternity digital program is fully integrated with all relevant Trust programmes and initiatives.
- Review current and future clinical information requirements to identify, initiate and co- ordinate appropriate digital improvement project proposals.
- Coordinates and integrates into clinical care the various facets of any new systems/developments being implemented including clinical requirements, training, IT helpdesk support, network support, senior management and risk management.
- Play a key role in managing the Maternity IT system across sites working with the clinical leads and staff including addressing data quality issues and provision of data analysis.
- Initiate change to facilitate full acceptance and use of an Maternity electronic record
CLINICAL/PROFESSIONAL
- As an ambassador of the Midwifery profession, will ensure clinical practice, supported by digital technology, meets professional standards.
- Will undertake clinical duties for one day a week (0.2WTE) to maintain visibility, professional credibility and to have a lived experience of the digital systems used in the Trust.
- Working towards the ambitions of Continuity of Care, to evaluate the maternity IT system and its ability, as an enabler, to meet the recommendations to drive up patient safety and to be aware of other national initiatives and strategies and feed these into local maternity service development.
- Maintain competencies relating to digital leadership by attending regular updates such as local user group initiatives and the national Digital Midwives Expert Reference Group.
- Provide professional leadership including motivation of all staff groups regarding the use of digital technology.
- Maintain a high profile in the clinical area and be accessible to all staff.
- Ensure effective communication channels exist between users of the system, those supporting it and senior managers.
- Using the reporting process, provide regular updates on development, utilisation and risks to update the Trust Board maternity representative.
- Work collaboratively with the Chief Nursing Information Officer for the Trust, Information Technology department and Maternity Clinical Governance and Safety and Quality teams to drive safety.
- Ensure Service User engagement during the development and implementation and review of the maternity digital technology
- Support the Senior Team and undertake any other duties requested as appropriate to the banding including participating in the Unit Co-ordinator rota
DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND ORGANISATION
- As part of the maternity team plan the strategy for the maternity service to develop its digital maturity.
- To work alongside colleagues to help achieve maximum functionality from the Maternity IT System and work with the IT department to link systems.
- In collaboration with key department leads process map the service and IT systems in use within the maternity service to establish effective use to support excellence and drive safety.
- Be a change agent for technology development within the service balancing this with realistic service needs.
- Work alongside the Midwifery leads to develop business proposals for new functionality or further system development.
- Ensure a current business continuity plan exists to support system failure and staff are fully aware of the plan.
- Planning and organisation of a range of implementations, upgrades and interdependencies of various systems, interfacing with other systems where appropriate.
- To ensure all future developments are in line with the future planning of electronic patient records for the wider trust and LMS digital roadmap.
QUALITY AND SAFETY
- Understand and act as a champion for the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Investigate clinical incident reports, complaints and concerns relating to and in association with the maternity IT system.
- Using data populated / collected by the maternity IT system reporting functionality, contribute towards the monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) using the local maternity dashboard.
- Will be required to manage significant risks and issues to ensure clinical safety and patient care is not affected by system development issues.
- Ensure national reporting requirements with regard to Maternity Services are addressed.
IT SYSTEMS
- Accountable for the appropriate implementation of new functionality.
- Appropriate dissemination of changes to relevant staff in a robustly tested and organised manner.
- Frequent contact not only with clinicians but with system suppliers and other clinical disciplines.
- Responsible for the sustainability of the system and interfaces including support and also identify any redesign/development work required to maximise the functionality of the maternity IT system.
- Develop and implementing upgrades and improvements to IT systems including processes and procedures.
- Continual assessment, review, audit and testing of functionality of the Maternity IT
- Work alongside the system administrator to provide support for users diagnosing and remedying errors in a timely manner in collaboration with the IT department helpdesk and system suppliers and ensuring the systems are managed and working effectively.
POLICY, AUDIT AND RESEARCH
- Ensure accuracy and efficacy of data input and output
- Contribute towards the MSDS data submission for the service
- Facilitate local and national reporting and monitoring
- Enable safe, effective and efficient maternity care through the best use of information and information technology
FINANCE
- To work collaboratively with the general manager and procurement to ensure the contractual elements of the system supplier are being fulfilled
- To work with the General manager on specific budget areas relating to the Maternity IT System contractually or as part of a business case
- Accountable for the reporting and management of the digital budget for digital developments
- Work with the coding department to ensure the Maternity IT System captures relevant activity to support coding
TRAINING
- Ensure correct and adequate staff training is in place teaching and managing the end user in their execution of their responsibilities
- Work alongside the training team to ensure training materials are kept up to date and updates and changes are disseminated to staff accordingly
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide leadership, expert advice and be a resource on the maternity digital agenda for the Trust
- Represent the Trust at networks, conferences and other meetings regarding Trust developments and play an active role in sharing progress and learning with others.
- Ensure that the maternity digital program is fully integrated with all relevant Trust programmes and initiatives.
- Review current and future clinical information requirements to identify, initiate and co- ordinate appropriate digital improvement project proposals.
- Coordinates and integrates into clinical care the various facets of any new systems/developments being implemented including clinical requirements, training, IT helpdesk support, network support, senior management and risk management.
- Play a key role in managing the Maternity IT system across sites working with the clinical leads and staff including addressing data quality issues and provision of data analysis.
- Initiate change to facilitate full acceptance and use of an Maternity electronic record
CLINICAL/PROFESSIONAL
- As an ambassador of the Midwifery profession, will ensure clinical practice, supported by digital technology, meets professional standards.
- Will undertake clinical duties for one day a week (0.2WTE) to maintain visibility, professional credibility and to have a lived experience of the digital systems used in the Trust.
- Working towards the ambitions of Continuity of Care, to evaluate the maternity IT system and its ability, as an enabler, to meet the recommendations to drive up patient safety and to be aware of other national initiatives and strategies and feed these into local maternity service development.
- Maintain competencies relating to digital leadership by attending regular updates such as local user group initiatives and the national Digital Midwives Expert Reference Group.
- Provide professional leadership including motivation of all staff groups regarding the use of digital technology.
- Maintain a high profile in the clinical area and be accessible to all staff.
- Ensure effective communication channels exist between users of the system, those supporting it and senior managers.
- Using the reporting process, provide regular updates on development, utilisation and risks to update the Trust Board maternity representative.
- Work collaboratively with the Chief Nursing Information Officer for the Trust, Information Technology department and Maternity Clinical Governance and Safety and Quality teams to drive safety.
- Ensure Service User engagement during the development and implementation and review of the maternity digital technology
- Support the Senior Team and undertake any other duties requested as appropriate to the banding including participating in the Unit Co-ordinator rota
DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND ORGANISATION
- As part of the maternity team plan the strategy for the maternity service to develop its digital maturity.
- To work alongside colleagues to help achieve maximum functionality from the Maternity IT System and work with the IT department to link systems.
- In collaboration with key department leads process map the service and IT systems in use within the maternity service to establish effective use to support excellence and drive safety.
- Be a change agent for technology development within the service balancing this with realistic service needs.
- Work alongside the Midwifery leads to develop business proposals for new functionality or further system development.
- Ensure a current business continuity plan exists to support system failure and staff are fully aware of the plan.
- Planning and organisation of a range of implementations, upgrades and interdependencies of various systems, interfacing with other systems where appropriate.
- To ensure all future developments are in line with the future planning of electronic patient records for the wider trust and LMS digital roadmap.
QUALITY AND SAFETY
- Understand and act as a champion for the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Investigate clinical incident reports, complaints and concerns relating to and in association with the maternity IT system.
- Using data populated / collected by the maternity IT system reporting functionality, contribute towards the monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) using the local maternity dashboard.
- Will be required to manage significant risks and issues to ensure clinical safety and patient care is not affected by system development issues.
- Ensure national reporting requirements with regard to Maternity Services are addressed.
IT SYSTEMS
- Accountable for the appropriate implementation of new functionality.
- Appropriate dissemination of changes to relevant staff in a robustly tested and organised manner.
- Frequent contact not only with clinicians but with system suppliers and other clinical disciplines.
- Responsible for the sustainability of the system and interfaces including support and also identify any redesign/development work required to maximise the functionality of the maternity IT system.
- Develop and implementing upgrades and improvements to IT systems including processes and procedures.
- Continual assessment, review, audit and testing of functionality of the Maternity IT
- Work alongside the system administrator to provide support for users diagnosing and remedying errors in a timely manner in collaboration with the IT department helpdesk and system suppliers and ensuring the systems are managed and working effectively.
POLICY, AUDIT AND RESEARCH
- Ensure accuracy and efficacy of data input and output
- Contribute towards the MSDS data submission for the service
- Facilitate local and national reporting and monitoring
- Enable safe, effective and efficient maternity care through the best use of information and information technology
FINANCE
- To work collaboratively with the general manager and procurement to ensure the contractual elements of the system supplier are being fulfilled
- To work with the General manager on specific budget areas relating to the Maternity IT System contractually or as part of a business case
- Accountable for the reporting and management of the digital budget for digital developments
- Work with the coding department to ensure the Maternity IT System captures relevant activity to support coding
TRAINING
- Ensure correct and adequate staff training is in place teaching and managing the end user in their execution of their responsibilities
- Work alongside the training team to ensure training materials are kept up to date and updates and changes are disseminated to staff accordingly
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Educated to Degree level
- Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development
- Post registration teaching qualification (e.g. 998 or mentorship course).
Desirable
- Relevant specialist qualification or training to diploma level or equivalent experience
- Study at Post Graduate level or willingness to undertake
- Leadership or management qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- In-depth understanding of the national digital agenda and including the National Maternity review and Safer Maternity Care agenda
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of the specific patient group
- Knowledge of research/audit in specialty
- Understanding of the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) and ability to apply the findings to improve service delivery
- Report writing / Presentation skills
- Computer literate - ability to use Word/Excel/Powerpoint, etc.
- Clinical credibility
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organised approach to work with ability to prioritise and delegate
- Leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
- Experience of leading in policy development
- Experience of leading clinical audit/research and using outcome measures
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Experience of implementation of new initiatives
- Experience of working with clinical information systems
Personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
- Flexible approach to the needs of the service
- Willingness to adapt to a changing environment.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Educated to Degree level
- Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development
- Post registration teaching qualification (e.g. 998 or mentorship course).
Desirable
- Relevant specialist qualification or training to diploma level or equivalent experience
- Study at Post Graduate level or willingness to undertake
- Leadership or management qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- In-depth understanding of the national digital agenda and including the National Maternity review and Safer Maternity Care agenda
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of the specific patient group
- Knowledge of research/audit in specialty
- Understanding of the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) and ability to apply the findings to improve service delivery
- Report writing / Presentation skills
- Computer literate - ability to use Word/Excel/Powerpoint, etc.
- Clinical credibility
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organised approach to work with ability to prioritise and delegate
- Leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
- Experience of leading in policy development
- Experience of leading clinical audit/research and using outcome measures
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Experience of implementation of new initiatives
- Experience of working with clinical information systems
Personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
- Flexible approach to the needs of the service
- Willingness to adapt to a changing environment.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
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).
