IT Midwife

This post will support the Trust maternity staff in the use of its clinical systems by providing a single point of contact for users of the clinical systems and registration authority. The Digital Midwife will have overall responsibility for all aspects of the use and development of the maternity information system (Cerner Millennium).
The post holder will be responsible for leading and coordinating into clinical care the various facets of the continuing implementation of Cerner Millennium within the department and will ensure correct and adequate staff training is in place for all systems.
The post holder is required to be an experienced, autonomous midwifery practitioner.
They will be working as a key member of a multidisciplinary team and it is therefore essential that the post holder possesses excellent communication skills.

The post holder will be the single point of access for staff and service providers. They will be responsible for the ongoing management of existing systems and implementation of new digital solutions across maternity services.
Provide support, information and plan training for maternity staff on the use and set-up of the various systems, this involves identifying and resolving a range of user issues, whilst assisting clinicians with their understanding of the system(s).
Support and implement the maternity service vision to input into the future design of clinical processes and technology solutions for the area and across the Trust.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the IT Midwife position available at WUTH.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month. As this vacancy is within the division of Women’s and Children’s, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.