Maternity Digital Informatics Lead - Data-Driven Care

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

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