Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (will need to participate in on call and escalation rota)
- Job ref
- 156-6234685
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity IT Midwife
Band 6
Job overview
Our Maternity Services in Cornwall have recently been transformed with national recognition which we are immensely proud of. As a result, we have had overwhelming executive support to progress the strategy for our Maternity Transformation agenda. We are now looking for enthusiastic midwives to join our fabulous team to support our vision.
We can offer you the chance to gain experience in all areas of maternity IT. This comes at an exciting time as we are in transitioning from one maternity system to another. All our team members join an innovative multidisciplinary training week, and we value our staff development. There are lots of opportunities to be involved with quality improvement initiatives we listen to you, your ideas and support you to action them. Our management approach is collaborative and respectful, and we will support you to be the best you can be.
Main duties of the job
To work within the speciality of Maternity to:
Take a key role in managing the IT system across all areas working with the clinical leads and staff to create a safe environment.
As part of the maternity IT team, become an expert in the maternity IT system and key point of reference for clinical users and IT for incident and problem management, release management, development, and configuration change request.
Assist the lead digital midwife to coordinate and integrate into clinical care the various facets of implementation including clinical requirements, IT helpdesk support, network support, senior management, and risk management.
Support the specialty’s clinical and managerial teams in the development of new local reporting and monitoring tools.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- First level degree in related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence
Desirable criteria
- Relevant qualification in IT or related subject (or extensive experience)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in all care settings (acute/community)
- Substantial post registration experience
- Good understanding of digital systems and national drivers to develop and manage electronic patient records
- Good understanding of GDPR
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Maternity IT and PAS systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- Methodical and extremely organised approach
- Proficient in use of Microsoft office applications
- Ability to teach users in groups or on a one to one basis
- Excellent verbal, written and personal communication skills when relating complex information to a wide range of audiences
Desirable criteria
- Change management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela Whittaker
- Job title
- Lead Digital Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971804688
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