Digital Midwife

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

Please note this post will have an element of cross site working across the Ormskirk and Whiston sites.

Exciting opportunity to gain experience at band 7 as a Digital Midwife. This is a 12 month post to provide cover and support for the current Digital Midwife whilst the Trust implements a new Digital Maternity system.

Are you an experienced midwife who is confident and competent with electronic information systems? are you ready to take the next step in your career and have the ability to provide training to others both on a one to one and in classroom settings ? If so this may be the post for you, suitable as a fixed term contract or secondment.

Main duties of the job

The Digital Midwife is responsible for providing first line day to day management of the Maternity Information System, Newborn & Infant physical Examination programme (NIPE) and Medway electronic patient record (EPR).

The post holder is a practising midwife working within Maternity Services and is therefore able to identify opportunities to expand and improve the use of the Maternity Information System. They will coordinate and integrate in to clinical care the various facets of the system ensuring safe clinical practice occurs by all users.

Has responsibility for ensuring all staff are trained and competent in the use of the various systems used to record care within Maternity Services. He/she works closely with the Matron for Maternity Services, Clinical Lead Midwives, IT and Information Departments to ensure new systems and upgrades are implemented smoothly within the Department. He/ she will provide ongoing support for staff using the system.

The post holder will work clinically across the Maternity Service to maintain own competence and credibility.

About us

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

Date posted

13 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-6081792

Job locations

Ormskirk/Whiston

Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advert date: 13th March 2024

Closing date: 8th April 2024

Shortlisting date: 9th April 2024

Interview date: TBC

Please be aware the vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advert date: 13th March 2024

Closing date: 8th April 2024

Shortlisting date: 9th April 2024

Interview date: TBC

Please be aware the vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

degree in midwifery or equivalent
Live midwifery registration

Experience

Essential

evidence of experience supporting staff with IT issues
Evidence of leadership

Desirable

experience in providing training to other staff members

Skills

Essential

Highly skilled with digital programmes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

degree in midwifery or equivalent
Live midwifery registration

Experience

Essential

evidence of experience supporting staff with IT issues
Evidence of leadership

Desirable

experience in providing training to other staff members

Skills

Essential

Highly skilled with digital programmes

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).