Digital Midwife - Prescot, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
2 weeks ago
Description
Part Time 22.5 hours per week. Fixed Term for 12 months
The Digital Midwife is responsible for providing first line day to day management of the Maternity Information System / Maternity electronic patient record (EPR).
The post holder is a registered midwife with the ability to use all areas of maternity information system and able to identify opportunities to expand and improve the use of the Maternity Information System.
They will coordinate and integrate into clinical care the various facets of the system ensuring safe clinical practice occurs by all users.
Has responsibility for ensuring all staff are trained and competent in the use of the various systems used to record care within Maternity Services.
The post holder works closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Clinical Lead Midwives, IT and Information Departments to ensure new systems and upgrades are implemented smoothly within the Department.
The post holder will work clinically across the Maternity Service to maintain own competence and credibility.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
The Digital Midwife is responsible for providing first line day to day management of the Maternity Information System / Maternity electronic patient record (EPR).
The post holder is a registered midwife with the ability to use all areas of maternity information system and able to identify opportunities to expand and improve the use of the Maternity Information System.
They will coordinate and integrate into clinical care the various facets of the system ensuring safe clinical practice occurs by all users.
Has responsibility for ensuring all staff are trained and competent in the use of the various systems used to record care within Maternity Services.
The post holder works closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Clinical Lead Midwives, IT and Information Departments to ensure new systems and upgrades are implemented smoothly within the Department.
The post holder will work clinically across the Maternity Service to maintain own competence and credibility.
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
KEY DUITIES
To act as a resource and advocate.
Work flexibly across all maternity care settings including the community to provide digital support to the entire maternity workforce.
To participate in the formulation of and maintenance of positive working relationships within the multidisciplinary team.
To take responsibility for organising and prioritising own workload.
To contribute to training in relation to digital systems.
Responsible for the development and review of all relevant Standard Operating Procedures and reference files relating to the information system.
Work in conjunction with senior managers and clinicians to plan and deliver IT projects in the context of business and operational priorities and available resources.
This will also include communicating the solution to all users of the system and working in conjunction with the IT helpdesk.
To assist with effective communications to ensure that information/decisions are cas
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