Informatics Specialist Midwife

We are looking to recruit an informatics specialist midwife and can offer an exciting opportunity to lead on informatics within the maternity department at Whipps cross Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and IT competent midwife. You will co-ordinate and lead on the digital strategy for Maternity at Whipps cross but also support the wider Barts health Informatics strategy working closely across site with your counterparts. You will also be required to support information technology regarding clinical documentation. Barts Health currently uses Cerner millennium (CRS) for recording clinical records therefore knowledge of a computer based clinical documentation is essential. However, Barts health will see the implementation of Badgernet this year so knowledge of this computer based system would be useful.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Maternity Team, you will co-ordinate and provide information technology support and training. Have an overall responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of data within the service and work closely with the staff to ensure that they are supported with the inputting of correct information electronically. You will be responsible for the preparation of the maternity dashboard and would also incorporate producing monthly key performance indicator reports for dissemination, discussion, and data quality assurance.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Midwife
• Educated to degree level
• Have knowledge and experience of working with data base, data analysis and coding Master's degree or working towards
• Teaching in Clinical Practice or equivalent.

Communication

• Ability to work as part of a multi- disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across
• The ability to communication with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
• Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and oral

Skills

• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
• Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify learning needs and interests
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
• Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs

Service Improvement

• Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
• Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services understanding and rising to the challenges in service
• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy

Other requirements

• Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements

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.