3632 - Digital Support Midwife

You will work alongside the Digital Midwife to support the development and effective use of digital systems across Womens Services. This varied role includes supporting staff with maternity IT systems, delivering training, resolving user issues, monitoring data quality, undertaking audits and validating reports. You will act as a champion for digital improvement, helping to ensure systems are safe, effective and support high-quality care for women, babies and families.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and innovative midwife to join our maternity team as a Digital Support Midwife. Working alongside the Digital Midwife, you will support the development, implementation and ongoing optimisation of maternity digital systems, helping colleagues make the most of technology to improve patient care and service delivery. The role includes staff training, user support, data quality monitoring, audit activity and supporting digital transformation projects across Women's Services. This is an excellent opportunity for a midwife with a passion for digital healthcare, service improvement and improving outcomes for women and families.

About us

Barnsley is a place of real warmth and community

spirit. With a proud industrial past, the town offers affordable living, great

transport links, rich culture and many green spaces. Barnsley punches above its

weight and has recently seen economic growth, substantial regeneration and

digital ambition, whilst leading the way in healthcare innovation and

employability.

At Barnsley Hospital, we are a close-knit,

ambitious team delivering outstanding care in the heart of South Yorkshire. Our

aim is to be the best place to work and we have been consistently rated by our

people as being amongst the very best Trusts in the country in areas such as

compassionate leadership, teamwork and supporting colleague wellbeing.

We offer a friendly working environment where you

will be recognised and valued for what you do, led with compassion and

integrity and have your career and wellbeing supported.

Barnsley

treatment to all applicants.

For

individuals who require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health &

care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to

check your eligibility.

The cost of

the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by

the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Please note

we reserve the right to close positions early

Details

Date posted

08 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

17 months

Working pattern

Part-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

C9163-3632I-10-2026

Job locations

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities for Digital Support Midwife

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Job responsibilities for Digital Support Midwife

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife Band 6
• RGN / RM / AHP / Healthcare registration / qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching qualification and / or recent teaching experience

Desirable

• Evidence of learning beyond registration
• Undertaken basic qualifications in the use of computer packages such as the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or Word, PowerPoint and excel software
• Post-graduate management qualification and / or equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive experience
• Project management qualification or relevant experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with healthcare administration IT systems
• Service development experience, delivering clinical quality improvements and successful service change

Desirable

• Experience of working in all care settings (acute and primary care)
• Multidisciplinary working
• Experience of working with healthcare clinical IT systems
• Teaching and training
• Proven experience of working in an environment with a range of IT infrastructures and Microsoft technologies
• Good understanding of digital systems and advances to develop and manage electronic patient records

Values Based Questions

Essential

• Please describe in around 100 words: What motivates you to do a good job?, Please describe in around 100 words: Describe an example of where you have helped to improve the service of a department.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Up to date and evidence based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Desirable

• In-depth understanding of the relevance of high quality data
• In-depth understanding of the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) and ability to apply the findings to improve service delivery

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, report writing and investigation skills
• Standard IT skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills relating to the identification and assessment of evidence required to support decision making

Desirable

• Advanced level skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Presenting and teaching skills
• Able to teach and assess in the clinical area

Values

Essential

• Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• Please describe in around 100 words: What motivates you to do a good job?
• Please describe in around 100 words: Describe an example of where you have helped to improve the service of a department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife Band 6
• RGN / RM / AHP / Healthcare registration / qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching qualification and / or recent teaching experience

Desirable

• Evidence of learning beyond registration
• Undertaken basic qualifications in the use of computer packages such as the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or Word, PowerPoint and excel software
• Post-graduate management qualification and / or equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive experience
• Project management qualification or relevant experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with healthcare administration IT systems
• Service development experience, delivering clinical quality improvements and successful service change

Desirable

• Experience of working in all care settings (acute and primary care)
• Multidisciplinary working
• Experience of working with healthcare clinical IT systems
• Teaching and training
• Proven experience of working in an environment with a range of IT infrastructures and Microsoft technologies
• Good understanding of digital systems and advances to develop and manage electronic patient records

Values Based Questions

Essential

• Please describe in around 100 words: What motivates you to do a good job?, Please describe in around 100 words: Describe an example of where you have helped to improve the service of a department.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Up to date and evidence based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Desirable

• In-depth understanding of the relevance of high quality data
• In-depth understanding of the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) and ability to apply the findings to improve service delivery

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, report writing and investigation skills
• Standard IT skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills relating to the identification and assessment of evidence required to support decision making

Desirable

• Advanced level skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Presenting and teaching skills
• Able to teach and assess in the clinical area

Values

Essential

• Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• Please describe in around 100 words: What motivates you to do a good job?
• Please describe in around 100 words: Describe an example of where you have helped to improve the service of a department.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities for Digital Support Midwife

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife Band 6
• RGN / RM / AHP / Healthcare registration / qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching qualification and / or recent teaching experience

Desirable

• Evidence of learning beyond registration
• Undertaken basic qualifications in the use of computer packages such as the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or Word, PowerPoint and excel software
• Post-graduate management qualification and / or equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive experience
• Project management qualification or relevant experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with healthcare administration IT systems
• Service development experience, delivering clinical quality improvements and successful service change

Desirable

• Experience of working in all care settings (acute and primary care)
• Multidisciplinary working
• Experience of working with healthcare clinical IT systems
• Teaching and training
• Proven experience of working in an environment with a range of IT infrastructures and Microsoft technologies
• Good understanding of digital systems and advances to develop and manage electronic patient records

Values Based Questions

Essential

• Please describe in around 100 words: What motivates you to do a good job?, Please describe in around 100 words: Describe an example of where you have helped to improve the service of a department.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Up to date and evidence based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Desirable

• In-depth understanding of the relevance of high quality data
• In-depth understanding of the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS) and ability to apply the findings to improve service delivery

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, report writing and investigation skills
• Standard IT skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills relating to the identification and assessment of evidence required to support decision making

Desirable

• Advanced level skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Presenting and teaching skills
• Able to teach and assess in the clinical area

Values

Essential

• Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• Please describe in around 100 words: What motivates you to do a good job?
• Please describe in around 100 words: Describe an example of where you have helped to improve the service of a department.