Digital Informatics Lead Midwife

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Swansea; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board is seeking an experienced Digital Informatics Lead Midwife to shape the digital strategy for maternity services. You will lead the implementation of maternity information systems and electronic patient records, drive improvements in data quality, and ensure safe, efficient workflows.

You will provide strategic and operational leadership, build digital literacy, oversee information governance, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovations

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and change management skills.
• Experience with maternity information systems or digital healthcare technologies.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret and apply data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• A passion for innovation and improving maternity services through technology.
• Sound understanding of clinical governance, data quality, and information governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for digital and informatics within maternity services.
• Act as the clinical lead for maternity information systems and electronic patient records.
• Drive improvements in data quality and ensure compliance with national reporting requirements.
• Analyse and interpret data to inform clinical decision-making and service improvement.
• Lead and support digital transformation initiatives and system implementations.
• Ensure digital systems support safe clinical practice and effective workflows.
• Promote digital literacy and provide training and support to staff.
• Lead on information governance, data protection, and clinical safety related to digital systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and represent maternity services at internal and external forums.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Maternity information systems

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Digital healthcare

Clinical governance

Communication

Education

Registered midwife

Tools

Electronic patient records (EPR) systems

Maternity information systems

Job description

Provide strategic and operational leadership for digital and informatics within maternity services Act as the clinical lead for maternity information systems and electronic patient records Drive improvements in data quality, ensuring compliance with national reporting requirements Analyse and interpret data to inform clinical decision-making and service improvement Lead and support digital transformation initiatives and system implementations Ensure digital systems support safe clinical practice and effective workflows Promote digital literacy and provide training and support to staff Lead on information governance, data protection, and clinical safety related to digital systems Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and represent maternity services at internal and external forums
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Digital Informatics Lead Midwife to join our maternity leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to lead the digital agenda within maternity services, shaping how technology and data drive safer, more personalised care for women and families. You will be a highly motivated registered midwife with substantial clinical experience and a strong interest in digital healthcare. You will demonstrate:

• Proven leadership and change management skills
• Experience working with maternity information systems or digital healthcare technologies
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret and apply data
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• A passion for innovation and improving maternity services through technology
• Sound understanding of clinical governance, data quality, and information governance
  We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation. You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you. There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled. Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do. If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.