Senior Lead Maternity Clinical Informaticist INTERNAL

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Lead Informatics Midwife to lead the digital transformation of maternity services across the Health Board.

This senior clinical leadership role is suited to a registered midwife with expertise in clinical informatics. You will lead the development, implementation and optimisation of digital maternity systems to support safe, high-quality, evidence-based care, improving outcomes and experience for women and families.

Working in partnership with clinical, digital, operational and national stakeholders, you will help modernise maternity services through the effective use of information, technology and data. You will ensure clinicians can access timely, accurate and meaningful information to support decision-making and care delivery.

As the professional lead for maternity informatics, you will contribute to local and national programmes, including Digital Maternity Cymru, ensuring alignment with NHS Wales priorities. You will provide leadership across programme design, change management, governance and benefits realisation, assuring quality, safety and performance.

You will bring strong knowledge of maternity pathways and digital systems, experience of leading complex change, and the ability to engage multidisciplinary teams. You will also develop digital capability across the workforce, promoting innovation and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical leadership for maternity informatics and digital transformation

Lead implementation and optimisation of maternity digital systems.

Support service redesign and change management across maternity pathways.

Ensure clinical safety, governance and data quality in digital systems.

Use data to drive quality improvement and inform decision-making.

Support workforce development and digital capability.

Work collaboratively across clinical, digital and national stakeholders. Provide assurance on delivery, safety and benefits realisation.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Leading maternity clinical informatics and providing expert professional advice

Delivering digital maternity programmes and ensuring benefits realisation

Driving service transformation and change across maternity pathways

Overseeing clinical system design, implementation and optimisation

Ensuring clinical safety, governance and data quality

Using data to drive quality improvement and decision-making

Developing workforce capability in digital practice

Working collaboratively across organisational and national stakeholders

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife with Nursing & Midwifery Council
• Master's degree or equivalent qualification in a health-related subject
• Evidence of a training qualification or equivalent experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Registered with a relevant informatics professional body
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Maternity management experience, including resource management
• Expertise and experience in applying NHS Wales Health & Care standards into practice
• Experience in undertaking maternity audits, including maternity documentation
• Expertise in delivering training.
• Effective leadership skills, coaching and mentoring experience.
• Significant clinical experience
• Demonstrate knowledge of project management and experience.
• Experience and understanding of change management process
• Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce redesign