Job summary
As the Midwife Lead, you will manage and oversee the Maternity Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system, ensuring its effective operation, sustainability, and ongoing development. You will lead service delivery, support colleagues, and provide expert guidance to optimise the use of the system across the Trust.
You will deliver user training, system enhancements, and configuration changes, ensuring the clinical record meets the highest standards. Working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert advice on system functionality, integration with other health solutions, and the implementation of best practice.
You will undertake audits and produce reports on system utilisation, interpreting findings to inform improvements and corrective actions to maintain professional and organisational standards. The role requires highly developed clinical and technical skills, including precision, coordination, and the ability to convey complex information clearly to staff at all levels.
Main duties of the job
The Digital Lead Midwife provides strategic and clinical leadership for the maternity digital agenda, ensuring systems are safe, effective, and fully integrated across the Trust. Acting as the expert resource on maternity digital developments, the role represents the Trust at regional and national forums and aligns initiatives with guidance such as Better Births.
The post-holder leads the implementation, optimisation, and management of the Maternity IT system, supporting safe, evidence-based care. Responsibilities include evaluating system functionality, addressing data quality issues, overseeing reporting and national submissions, ensuring GDPR compliance, managing digital risks, investigating incidents, and maintaining business continuity.
The role drives digital transformation and engagement with electronic maternity records, collaborating with clinical leads, senior management, IT teams, suppliers, and governance colleagues to ensure systems are fit for purpose, sustainable, and aligned with the Trust's digital roadmap. This includes contributing to business cases, managing contracts, and overseeing digital budgets.
Providing professional leadership, the post-holder supports and motivates staff, ensures training, disseminates updates, and acts as an escalation point. Through effective communication and collaboration, the role enables safe, efficient, and innovative maternity care, supporting service excellence, governance, and continuous improvement.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Digital Lead Midwife provides strategic and clinical leadership for the maternity digital agenda, ensuring that digital systems are safe, effective, and fully integrated within the wider Trust infrastructure. The role acts as the Trusts expert resource on maternity digital developments, representing the organisation at regional and national forums and aligning initiatives with national guidance such as the Better Births review.
The post-holder leads the implementation, optimisation, and management of the Maternity IT system across sites, supporting high-quality, evidence-based clinical care and enhancing patient safety. Responsibilities include evaluating system functionality, addressing data quality issues, overseeing reporting and national data submissions, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including GDPR. The role proactively manages digital risks, investigates incidents, and ensures robust business continuity planning is in place.
A key focus is driving digital transformation and embedding a culture of engagement with electronic maternity records. The post-holder collaborates with clinical leads, senior management, IT teams, suppliers, and governance colleagues to ensure systems are fit for purpose, sustainable, and aligned with the Trusts digital roadmap. This includes contributing to business cases, managing contractual obligations, and overseeing digital budgets.
The Digital Lead Midwife provides professional leadership, supporting and motivating staff in the use of digital technology. Responsibilities include ensuring appropriate training, disseminating system updates, and acting as an escalation point for digital or clinical queries. Through effective communication and collaboration, the role enables safe, efficient, and innovative maternity care, supporting service excellence, governance, and continuous improvement.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Digital Lead Midwife provides strategic and clinical leadership for the maternity digital agenda, ensuring that digital systems are safe, effective, and fully integrated within the wider Trust infrastructure. The role acts as the Trusts expert resource on maternity digital developments, representing the organisation at regional and national forums and aligning initiatives with national guidance such as the Better Births review.
The post-holder leads the implementation, optimisation, and management of the Maternity IT system across sites, supporting high-quality, evidence-based clinical care and enhancing patient safety. Responsibilities include evaluating system functionality, addressing data quality issues, overseeing reporting and national data submissions, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including GDPR. The role proactively manages digital risks, investigates incidents, and ensures robust business continuity planning is in place.
A key focus is driving digital transformation and embedding a culture of engagement with electronic maternity records. The post-holder collaborates with clinical leads, senior management, IT teams, suppliers, and governance colleagues to ensure systems are fit for purpose, sustainable, and aligned with the Trusts digital roadmap. This includes contributing to business cases, managing contractual obligations, and overseeing digital budgets.
The Digital Lead Midwife provides professional leadership, supporting and motivating staff in the use of digital technology. Responsibilities include ensuring appropriate training, disseminating system updates, and acting as an escalation point for digital or clinical queries. Through effective communication and collaboration, the role enables safe, efficient, and innovative maternity care, supporting service excellence, governance, and continuous improvement.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife NMC
- Degree in relevant field
- Evidence of in-depth experience and postgraduate study or post registration study such as master's degree or equivalent experience
- Midwifery assessor & supervisor
Desirable
- Management/leadership qualification
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of digital health tools, electric records and technology-enabled care pathways
- Awareness of MDT dynamics and strategic healthcare delivery
- Band 6 or above midwifery leadership experience including clinical autonomy
Desirable
- Management experience
- Previous involvement in the development, implementation and audit of clinical guidelines and standards
- Experience of service development
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife NMC
- Degree in relevant field
- Evidence of in-depth experience and postgraduate study or post registration study such as master's degree or equivalent experience
- Midwifery assessor & supervisor
Desirable
- Management/leadership qualification
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of digital health tools, electric records and technology-enabled care pathways
- Awareness of MDT dynamics and strategic healthcare delivery
- Band 6 or above midwifery leadership experience including clinical autonomy
Desirable
- Management experience
- Previous involvement in the development, implementation and audit of clinical guidelines and standards
- Experience of service development
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).
