Lead Digital Midwife - Band 7

Are you looking for new prospects or want to progress in your midwifery career? We have an exciting opportunity for a knowledgeable and experienced NMC Registered Midwife to join our friendly and passionate maternity team at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in the specialist role of Lead Digital Midwife as our maternity services continue to develop.

We are looking for a confident and motivated midwife to join us in this senior role this is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established maternity unit with a great reputation in our community and a strong leadership team focussed on supporting staff to fulfil their potential and provide outstanding, personalised maternity services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead on the delivery of the Digital Maternity Transformation programme clinically and work with the Clinical Informatics Team and Finance to assess the benefits of digital initiatives and local technology programmes in order to implement a digital change within the Maternity Department.

The Lead Digital Midwife will have a key leadership and management role at a senior level and will provide specialist knowledge to support the organisation in reviewing local maternity service digital requirements and developing a full digital maternity system.

They will be responsible for the management and development of the system, redesigning, configuring, and enhancing the information system as required. This must link to other systems within the organisation and the post holder will supports integration with other health solutions.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full description of role and responsibilities.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Midwife
• Leadership qualification, or willing to work towards
• Degree in Midwifery or substantial experiential equivalence
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Basic qualifications in the use of computer packages such as the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or Word, PowerPoint and Excel software

Experience

Essential

• Experience of midwifery practice in various settings
• Experience of working with healthcare administration and clinical IT systems
• Ability to lead change
• Recent clinical experience and experience of daily operational working in a service setting
• Participation in audit or research within the clinical area

Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, report writing and investigation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to interpret, present and communicate complex information within the multi professional team
• Able to deal effectively with a wide range of people, with the ability to influence others and facilitate change
• Effective organisational skills
• Able to make decision autonomously, when required, working to tight and often changing timescales.

Knowledge

Essential

• In-depth understanding of the national digital agenda including the National Maternity Review and Safer Maternity Care agenda
• In-depth understanding of the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) and ability to apply the findings to improve service delivery
• Knowledge of multi-agency working

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside General Hospital

Fountain Street

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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