Digital Midwife

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an experienced Digital Midwife to manage maternity-related digital systems. The role involves training and supporting staff, ensuring the effective use of information systems in clinical practice. The ideal candidate should hold a relevant NMC registration and have strong leadership and IT skills. This position requires cross-site working across Ormskirk and Whiston, providing an excellent opportunity for professional development in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Wide knowledge of information systems.
• Demonstrable experience of multidisciplinary working.
• Experience of promoting and maintaining high standards of practice.
• Confident and credible practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for management of the Maternity Information System.
• Coordinate and integrate systems into clinical care.
• Ensure staff are trained on system use.

Skills

Effective leadership skills

Interpersonal skills

Advanced keyboard skills

Change management

Organisational skills

IT advice provision

Data analysis

Report presentation

Performance targets

Education

Registered on part 10 NMC Register

ENB 997 or Mentorship course

Diploma/degree in health-related topic

Tools

Microsoft Office Applications

Job description

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Digital Midwife

Closing date: 29 December 2025

Are you an experienced midwife who is confident and competent with digital information systems? Are you ready to take the next step in your career and to support the implementation of maternity‑related digital systems, providing training and support to others both one‑to‑one and in classroom settings? If so, this may be the post for you.

Please note this post will involve cross‑site working across the Ormskirk and Whiston sites.

Main duties of the job

The Digital Midwife is responsible for first‑line day‑to‑day management of the Maternity Information System, the Newborn & Infant Physical Examination programme (NIPE) and the Medway electronic patient record (EPR). The post holder is a practising midwife within Maternity Services and can identify opportunities to expand and improve the use of the Maternity Information System. She/he will coordinate and integrate the system into clinical care, ensuring safe clinical practice 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 Matron for Maternity Services, Clinical Lead Midwives, IT and Information Departments to ensure new systems and upgrades are implemented smoothly within the Department, and provides ongoing support for staff.

The post holder will work clinically across the Maternity Service to maintain own competence and credibility and will participate in the Maternity bleep rota.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services include:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital continues rehabilitation for patients needing acute hospital beds. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection (August 2018)
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

You will be expected to undertake the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Proposed Interview date: 8th January 2026

Please be aware the vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered on part 10 NMC Register
• ENB 997 or Mentorship course
• Diploma/degree in health‑related topic or working towards the same

Knowledge and Experience

• Wide knowledge of information systems
• Demonstrable experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of promoting and maintaining high standards of practice
• Experienced and proficient in use of Microsoft Office Applications, including Excel
• Confident and credible practitioner

Skills

• Ability to demonstrate effective leadership skills
• A high level of demonstrable interpersonal skills
• Advanced keyboard skills
• Ability to participate in change management effectively
• Ability to prioritise effectively
• Ability to demonstrate a high standard of organisational skills
• Ability to provide IT advice to other staff
• Able to teach multidisciplinary groups of staff
• Able to analyse data and formulate comprehensive reports for presentation to Senior Management
• Able to work to agreed performance targets / KPI’s
• Ability to promote professional standards through own practice

Knowledge

• Wide knowledge of digital information systems
• Experienced and proficient in use of Microsoft Office Applications, including Excel

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust