Digital Midwife

DBTH; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Learning opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts via external providers

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) is seeking a Digital Midwife to lead maternity informatics within the Maternity EPR programme. The role spans design, implementation, training, and adoption of digital systems to improve safety, data quality and workflows.

The post involves education across staff groups, system management experience, and translating maternity requirements into effective digital solutions.

Qualifications

• Substantial senior-level midwifery experience with recent clinical practice.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, implementing change and quality-improvement initiatives.
• Experience in teaching, mentoring and delivering presentations to groups of different sizes.
• Knowledge of maternity pathways and their interfaces with other services.
• Ability to translate clinical requirements into digital solutions and assess impact on practice.
• Knowledge of governance, patient safety, and risk-management processes.
• Understanding of change-management principles and new healthcare technologies.
• Competent user of Microsoft applications.
• Experience in project/programme management and post-implementation review.
• Commitment to learning about new technology to enhance care.

Responsibilities

• Work clinically with frontline teams delivering direct patient care as an expert and role model in clinical informatics.
• Support safe, clinical technology delivery to promote patient care and the Trust's Digital Strategy.
• Collaborate with CNIO and Digital Matron to deliver the best technology for high-quality care.
• Identify system developments to support changes in clinical and administrative practices.
• Represent healthcare professionals when designing, testing and implementing new systems.
• Act as a resource to lead change in the clinical environment and motivate staff to adopt digital tools.

Skills

Midwifery experience

Clinical informatics

Staff education

Leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in midwifery or related

NMC Registration

Leadership qualification

Teaching qualification

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

EPR systems knowledge

Job description

Main area Digital Transformation Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment would be considered) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 272-8388523

Site Doncaster Royal Infirmary Town Doncaster Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

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.

The Digital Midwife will p rovide education and training for all staff on the Maternity Information System to minimise errors and incidents due to lack of staff knowledge. They will also be responsible to develop and deliver a robust training plan and provide direction, motivation and support to all users, both clinical and non- clinical . The post holder will be required to have system m anagement experience and have expert knowledge of the maternity specific EPR.

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 Digital Midwife will be required to submit local, regional and national data sets to ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and reporting.

Main duties of the job

Work clinically with frontline 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 C NIO and Digital Matron to delive r the best technology to support high quality and safe patient care.

Identify and explore potential system developments which support staff in changing both clinical and administrative practices, underpinning the delivery of more effective and efficient patient care.

R epresenting the views of healthcare professionals across the Trust when designing, testing, and implementing new systems.

Act as a key resource to support change in the clinical environment; working alon gside clinical colle agues, leading by example to understand challenges and motivate those who are reluctant to embrace digital technology and use strength-based approaches to enhance the benefits innovation and new sk ills will bring .

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Substantial senior-level midwifery experience, with evidence of recent clinical practice.
• Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams, implementing change and delivering quality-improvement initiatives.
• Experience of teaching, mentoring and delivering presentations to groups of different sizes.
• Knowledge of maternity pathways and their interfaces with acute, community, nursing and allied health professional services.
• Ability to translate complex clinical requirements into digital solutions and assess their impact on clinical practice and patient care
• Knowledge of clinical and information governance, patient safety, incident management and clinical risk-management processes.
• Understanding of change-management principles and current and emerging healthcare technologies.
• Competent user of Microsoft applications
• Knowledge and experience of project and programme management processes, delivery and post-implementation review
• Commitment to learning about and implementing new technology and process to enhance patient care and individual team performance.

Qualifications & Training

• Educated to degree level
• NMC Professional Qualification
• Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
• Teaching / mentorship experience
• Completion of the essential and intermediate Digital Clinical Safety training
• Master's Degree or equivalent experience
• Teaching qualification

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, including good written and verbal communication, and team building to maintain effective working relationships
• Demonstrates a cohesive team working approach, exchanging ideas and providing support to colleagues
• Respects and embraces diversity
• Communicate sensitive and complex information with relevant parties to maintain progress
• Good problem-solving skills
• Work across diverse teams such as Clinicians, non-clinical staff, AHPs, GPs and other Healthcare Professionals
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to change
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and able to use own initiative to effectively manage and prioritise a varied workload
• Ability to articulate a clear view of the job role, responsibilities, objective, scope and opportunities
• Ability to apply analytical and critical thinking to work processes

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• The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
• All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas.

With three main hospital sites and several additional services, DBTH is one of only five teaching hospitals in Yorkshire. We train 25% of all medical students in the region and 30% of all other healthcare professional students. Employing over 7,000 colleagues, every member of our team contributes to patient care and plays a vital role in our ongoing success.

While we operate across multiple sites, we are proud to foster a strong sense of community and identity, guided by the principles of the DBTH Way. This ensures our organisation is shaped by kindness, respect, and a commitment to supporting one another. Our accessible leadership team encourages every colleague to feel empowered, knowing they have the ability to make a positive difference.

We are proud that many of those in senior positions within the Trust began their careers here. We also celebrate our many long-serving colleagues, including one individual who is still going strong after more than 60 years of dedicated service at DBTH.

It is our goal to equip those who join Team DBTH with the tools and opportunities they need to develop their careers. Whether you spend one year or fifty with us, we are committed to helping you Develop, Belong, and Thrive, Here.

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