Digital Midwife

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Development

Supportive Culture

Impactful Work

Variety & Challenge

Equality & Wellbeing

Job summary

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Digital Midwife to provide clinical leadership for the Maternity Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme. The post holder links maternity teams with the digital programme, supporting design, implementation, optimisation and adoption of the EPR to reflect clinical workflows, safety and reporting needs.

They will work with clinical, operational and digital colleagues to translate maternity requirements into digital solutions, supporting process redesign,

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical informatics and digital health initiatives.
• Strong collaborative skills with clinical and digital teams.
• Understanding of clinical safety and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation and adoption of the maternity EPR within digital programme.
• Translate maternity requirements into effective digital solutions and workflow improvements.
• Support testing, training and engagement of users across teams.
• Contribute to clinical safety assurance and post go-live optimisation.

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

The Digital Midwife provides clinical leadership to ensure maternity services are fully represented within the Maternity Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme. Acting as the link between maternity teams and the digital programme, the postholder supports the design, implementation, optimisation, and adoption of the EPR, ensuring clinical workflows, documentation, safety requirements, and reporting needs are accurately reflected.

Working closely with clinical, operational, and digital colleagues, the role translates maternity requirements into effective digital solutions, supporting process redesign, system configuration, testing, training, and user engagement. The Digital Midwife champions digital transformation, promotes best practice, and identifies opportunities to improve patient safety, data quality, information sharing, and service efficiency.

The postholder also contributes to clinical safety assurance, ensuring maternity risks are assessed and mitigated throughout implementation. Following go-live, they will support optimisation, benefits realisation, and continuous improvement activities, helping maternity services maximise the value of the Trust's digital investment and deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred care.

• Work clinically with front line teams in delivering direct patient care as a professional expert and role model in the use of clinical informatics
• Support the delivery of safe, clinical technology to promote safe, efficient and timely patient care and the Trust's Digital Strategy.
• Collaborate and assist the CXIO and Digital Matrons to deliver the best technology to support high quality and safe patient care.
• Identify and explore potential system developme Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is one of the North West's busiest healthcare providers, delivering high-quality care at Royal Bolton Hospital and across 20+ community sites. Serving around 320,000 people in Bolton and Greater Manchester, the Trust employs over 6,000 staff and is rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission. Our services include emergency care, maternity, surgical specialties, and community health, all underpinned by our values: Vision, Openness, Integrity, Compassion, and Excellence.

What We Offer

• Professional Development – Training opportunities and ongoing learning.
• Supportive Culture – Collaborative team environment.
• Impactful Work – Help improve and implement digital tools and technologies to enhance patient care and staff efficiency.
• Variety & Challenge – EPR changes, clinical safety standards, clinical process mapping, and supporting technical projects.
• Commitment to Equality & Wellbeing – Thrive in an inclusive, respectful workplace that champions diversity and prioritises your health, and overall wellbeing.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Heather White Job title: Digital Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01204487658

PA Support

Jo Charlson
[e-mail] - internal ext.147658