Employer: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kettering General Hospital
Town: Kettering
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/01/2025 23:59
Digital Midwife
Band 6
Job Overview
The post holder will report to the Lead Digital Midwife and be a core member of the Maternity Digital Team working collaboratively and independently. The digital midwife will support the lead on all activities regarding the electronic patient record systems within maternity, including initial and ongoing system development, implementation, training, and ensuring the accuracy of data within the service. They will work with the Lead Digital Midwife and the multi-professional team to improve the accuracy and completeness of data quality and ensure that national data quality standards are met.
Your role will include supporting the process of monthly reports of KPI, the maternity dashboard, and cross-checking of data to ensure accuracy. You will work with members of the multidisciplinary team within the hospital and community venues, including midwifery staff, medical personnel, coding, contracts, informatics, and digital. You will deliver information based on current evidence-based research.
You will need to maintain a clinical element to your role along with participating in the escalation rota.
Main Duties of the Job
* Be responsible for all aspects of the ongoing management and development of the maternity information system.
* Monitor the quality of use of the maternity system for all clinical, agency, and admin staff.
* Provide support for staff with the day-to-day use of the maternity information system.
* Lead in implementing new solutions as the needs of Maternity Service change and the capabilities of the IT systems evolve.
* Collaborate with the IT Supplier and technical staff at the Trust to implement new interfaces to other Trust and Maternity Systems.
* Work with the Trust’s information Department towards the effective provision of information for clinical, business, and research-related purposes.
* Review current and future clinical information requirements in maternity services and draw up plans for meeting those requirements.
Working for Our Organisation
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area, committed to providing safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care. We are on an exciting journey and have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital to become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
* Compassion
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courageous
* Accountable
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
* Help generate reports from the Maternity Information system and liaise closely with senior managers to meet national survey and audit requirements.
* Assist in writing robust reports for various committees and meetings.
* Work with specialty leads to make recommendations for change in practice based on audits and analysis.
* Be an active member of the guidelines group.
* Support the submission of monthly dashboard and quarterly KPI information.
* Liaise with the coding team to ensure correct coding and payment pathways.
* Work with the Information Department in submitting the monthly MSDS report.
* Liaise with the Hearing Screening team, Child Health Hub, and Birth Registration for correct information transfer.
* Support the Antenatal and Newborn screening team with data collection and submission.
* Assist staff in undertaking audits and research with data requirements.
* Collaborate with the governance midwife to develop and advance practice.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Experience
* Registered Midwife
* Excellent IT knowledge – Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint software
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Two years post-registration experience
* Experience in all areas of midwifery practice
* Experience working with healthcare clinical IT systems
We are an equal opportunities employer, aiming to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
Appointments will be made on merit.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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