Digital Midwife band 6

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Information:

This job is now closed

Job summary

Would you like to work in a highly motivated and friendly Maternity digital team covering Bath, North East Somerset and West Wiltshire? This is an exciting opportunity to join our digital maternity team where you will work as part of a dynamic team, as the Digital Midwife. This is a new fixed term post.

The role of the digital Midwife is to identify changes to Millennium, epma and patient flow that are required to improve data capture. The Digital Midwife will be the gate keeper for system changes and the interface between design, technology and the users. You will be a good communicator with excellent IT skills and knowledge of computer packages and spread sheets.

Rated 'Outstanding' in our latest CQC review, our service consists of an acute and 2 standalone birth centres. We also have 2 community midwifery led hubs, a 24 hour Maternity Assessment Unit and are in the planning stages of an alongside midwifery unit at the RUH site. This is your chance to be part of a transforming organisation and we look forward to working with you to develop this service to a high standard.

Main duties of the job

Working with end users and IM&T to identify and prioritise changes to the Millennium system and maintain the change request log;

Responsible for highlighting data quality issue pertaining to clinical areas and that they are resolved in a timely manner;

Subject matter expert in the clinical processes of Millennium to ensure that decisions around the design and usability of the system are based on a good, sound understanding of Millennium;

To be visible, accessible and support staff within the clinical areas;

Working closely with end users and the IT team to agree new "to be" processes, incorporating the new software functionality and any agreed service redesign;

Signing off change requests in conjunction with the clinical sisters/matrons and the release of updates to the live system;

Contributing to the identification of QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) schemes utilising technology to improve efficiency and save midwifery time;

Consulting with and engaging key stakeholders and representing Maternity at IM&T forums including project implementation groups and existing Maternity meetings;To motivate staff to the correct use of clinical systems to prevent data quality issues arising; this includes identifying training needs and will require sensitivity, empathy for the competing demands of the midwife role and the ability to build a rapport to foster willingness to learn;

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

13 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

427-6233971

Job locations

Royal united hospital

combe park

Bath

BA13NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered midwife with NMC
  • Registered midwife to degree level or relevant experience

Desirable

  • considerable band 6 experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of using Millennium/Cerner (patient administration system)
  • Experience of working in a busy team environment, which requires the individual to communicate across multiple teams and or professions
  • Knowledge of the NHS Targets and Local Patient Access Policy
  • Essential to be able to work under pressure to very tight deadlines

Desirable

  • Experience of working with computing packages, in particular the MS Office suite with experience of using spread sheets to record and track information
  • experience of a similar role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered midwife with NMC
  • Registered midwife to degree level or relevant experience

Desirable

  • considerable band 6 experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of using Millennium/Cerner (patient administration system)
  • Experience of working in a busy team environment, which requires the individual to communicate across multiple teams and or professions
  • Knowledge of the NHS Targets and Local Patient Access Policy
  • Essential to be able to work under pressure to very tight deadlines

Desirable

  • Experience of working with computing packages, in particular the MS Office suite with experience of using spread sheets to record and track information
  • experience of a similar role

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).

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.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal united hospital

combe park

Bath

BA13NG


Employer's website

https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal united hospital

combe park

Bath

BA13NG


Employer's website

https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Digital Lead Midwife

Clare Gilliland

Clare.gilliland@nhs.net

01225821945

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

13 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

427-6233971

Job locations

Royal united hospital

combe park

Bath

BA13NG


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)