This is a senior role within the organisation with assigned specialist and professional leadership acting as midwifery digital specialist when representing internal and external meetings on behalf of West Herts NHS Trust.

The post holder will have the ability to establish good team relationships and collaboration within West Herts colleagues and local maternity systems.

The post holder is responsible for working with clinical colleagues on the development, deployment, re-engineering, optimisation and integration of clinical information systems to support clinicians in the delivery of safe and effective patient care.

The focus for the post holder will be leading on the digital development in Maternity services and will be the lead midwife for digital, with ownership and responsibility for the co-ordination and collation of data with colleagues in the maternity, IT department and external agencies where required.

The post holder will work with clinical informatics, business managers and finance to assess the benefits of initiatives and local technology projects for implementation.

The post holder will lead on reporting, investigating and resolving clinical safety incidents and making recommendations and improvements to the EPR system.

Main duties of the job

o As a Lead Digital Midwife, the post holder will ensure clinical practice is supported by digital technology.o To ensure that the maternity EPR system functionality is adhered to support clinician's professional standards.o To support the digital agenda within the Better Births and other national maternity reports.o Maintain competencies relating to digital leadership by attending regular updates such as local user group initiatives and the national Digital Midwives Expert Reference Group.o Provide professional leadership including motivation of staff regarding the use of digital technologyo To promote a culture of clinical safety across the organisationo Review, monitor and develop processes and systems to support accurate and reliable data quality for internal and external assurance, local commissioning and local, regional and national datasets.o Ensure and maintain confidentiality and integrity of all confidential informationo Produce results and findings in a variety of formats, including reports, papers, spreadsheets and presentations.o Utilise and interpret data to compose clinical and management audits and reportso As a member of the Senior Midwifery Management Team, you will be expected to partake in strategic and operational commitments, including on-call provision and senior midwifery bleep holding role if required, to meet the needs of the unit and Trust.

About us

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.

https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Midwife with a UK NMC Pin
• oEducated to degree level or equivalent level of experience working in a midwifery role
• oEvidence of continuing professional development in digital health or related field.

Desirable

• oPostgraduate qualification in Digital Health, Health Informatics, or related field.
• oFormal training in project management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile).
• oClinical Digital Risk management training to level of Clinical Safety Officer
• oFormal leadership and management qualification
• oClinical Digital Risk management foundation course (e-learning and face-to-face session), or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• oKnowledge of clinical quality and safety strategies and implementation
• oUp-to date and in-depth knowledge of current professional issues both locally and nationally
• oKnowledge of NMC Rules and Code of Practice
• oUnderstanding the use of evidence-based practice
• oGood understanding of the governance process
• oDetailed knowledge of clinical standards and regulation of clinical documentation
• oAdvance IT skills/knowledge specifically, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.
• oIn -depth knowledge of maternity care pathways and clinical guidelines.
• oUnderstanding of data protection and information governance standards.
• oAwareness of current trends and advancements in digital health

Desirable

• oWorking knowledge of BadgerNet
• oWorking knowledge of Cerner
• oWorking knowledge of K2 Central fetal monitoring.
• oKnowledge of local and national digital health strategies.
• oFamiliarity with clinical coding and data quality standards.

Experience

Essential

• oClinical midwifery expertise
• oExperience in using digital tools and systems within a healthcare setting.
• oExperience in staff training and development related to digital competencies.
• oA practising specialist Midwife
• oAn experienced, autonomous Midwife
• oWorking as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• oAwareness and previous involvement in Clinical digital safety and the processes involved.
• oExperience with risk management and the reporting of incidents
• oPrevious experience of project management

Desirable

• oPrevious experience in a Band 7 or similar leadership role.
• oExperience in change management and service improvement initiatives.
• oCoaching and teaching staff
• oManagement and leadership experience
• oWorking as part of project teams, or leading projects
• oExperience working with regional or national groups
• oExperience in change management and service improvement initiatives.
• oInvolvement in data analysis and interpretation to inform clinical practice.
• oExperience in implementing or supporting digital projects

Employer details

Employer name

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Watford General Hospital

Watford General Hospital

Watford

WD18 0HB

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