Digital Midwife

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 26 February 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, highly motivated, and enthusiastic midwife to join the Midwifery Digital Team at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on a permanent basis. We have recently changed over to badgernet and are really excited to move forward to the next step in our digital journey.

The post holder will work alongside the senior team to ensure the development of maternity information systems, support the integration of digital technology across maternity, and ensure that clinical practice aligns with professional standards. Through clinical expertise, leadership, and innovation, the post holder will play a key role in enhancing digital maternity services and improving patient care.

• To lead and support the implementation and training of staff in the use of digital maternity record and associated systems across the maternity services, and new digital systems
• To maintain and improve data quality within the Maternity Unit, ensuring providing correct validation of the data required for local and national reporting.
• To track freedom of information requests within the maternity services
• To be the main point of contact within the unit for queries and issues regarding data quality.
• To work and resolve errors and outstanding issues within the system as agreed by maternity systems developers.
• To work and resolve errors and outstanding issues within the maternity digital system, liaising with the support team.
• To work closely with the IT department.
• To participate in audits as appropriate to the role.
• To produce reports as required from the Maternity Management Team to provide evidence required by the CCG and local and national agencies.
• To work closely with the Maternity Clinical Governance Team in preparing data for the Maternity Dashboard and trends analysis.
• To advise on further development requirements in identified from National Guidelines and recommendations from audit i.e. NICE.
• To assist and monitor training progress of all midwives.
• To work clinically in all areas of Maternity as service needs dictate.
• To Support Maternity unit in implementing the new digital solution
• To Support the clinical settings as a super user or digital champion

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

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 on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

• Registered Midwife currently registered to practice.
• Mentorship qualification or equivalent
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Evidenc…