Maternity Support Worker

NHS; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A rural healthcare provider in Bury St Edmunds seeks a passionate Maternity Support Worker to enhance maternity care. The successful candidate will work closely with midwives and nurses, supporting the delivery of care to women and their families. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience, including effective communication skills and a commitment to patient-centered values. Opportunities for training and professional development are provided.

Benefits

Continuing educational opportunities

Supportive multi-professional working environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a maternity setting required.
• Committed to Level 3 role development including completion of Care Certificate within 12 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct delivery of care to women and their families.
• Undertake basic care tasks under supervision of a registered midwife or nurse.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Patient-centered care

Flexibility

Education

Level 2 functional skills in literacy and mathematics

5 GCSE Equivalent or relevant clinical experience

Job description

This is an exciting post that will enable you to come and see for yourself what a friendly and caring service we provide. We are looking for passionate Maternity Support Worker who respond well to change and want to help us improve the care women receive in our service. Maternity Support Worker are expected to rotate between day and night duty.

In return for your high standards and passion we can offer you an opportunity to work in:

A CLINICAL DIVISION that provides

• Established and supportive multi-professional working
• A robust orientation and induction programme.
• Continuing educational opportunities.
• Opportunity to gain experience through working across all areas of midwifery practise.

A TRUST that:

• Pledges to put Patients First
• Aims to ensure staff feel positively about coming to work, and are provided with regular training and educational opportunities to develop a modern healthcare workforce.
• Strives to deliver high quality care and continuously improve and innovate through collaborative teamwork.
• Works in partnership with staff, patients and the community. Promoting understanding and respect of each other's role.
• Endeavours to provide open and transparent flows of communication throughout the organisation

Main duties of the job

A Maternity Support Worker uses general skills to enhance the service offered to women and their families across a range of aspects of maternity service delivery under the close supervision of a registrant.

Scope of role:

Maternity Support Workers work alongside registered practitioners and other members of the maternity care team who provide direct delivery of care to women and their families accessing hospital-based services. They may undertake basic care tasks, as part of routine care for women and their babies, and for which they have been appropriately trained. Where they do so, they will follow planned care programmes whilst being closely supervised by a registered midwife or nurse.

As part of their role an MSW will be required to complete a Care Certificate and other training relevant to the role (band 2 until completed).

The maternity service at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is evolving. Currently responsible for the care of approximately 2400 births each year, the service offers choice of care pathway, lead professional and place of birth to women primarily living in the Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Thetford, Sudbury, Haverhill and surrounding areas.

About us

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

Job responsibilities

A Maternity Support Worker will work alongside registered practitioners and other members of the maternity care team to provide direct delivery of care to women and their families accessing hospital-based services.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 2 functional skills in literacy and mathematics.
• 5 GCSE Equivalent OR Previous clinical experience within health and social care settings relevant to role and evidences values associated with the NHS constitution and commitment to Level 3 role development including completion of Care Certificate (12 weeks from Commencement of post)
• Previous experience in a maternity setting

Experience and knowledge

• Working within a hospital or caring environment
• Working/Communicating with the general public
• Communication with a wide range of different people including service users, carer's and members of the multidisciplinary team
• Working in a team
• Experience of working with families, mothers, and babies

Skills and abilities

• Demonstrates awareness of the 6C's, Trust values, and Patients First Service Standards.
• Able to understand the importance of how to apply person centred values in the care environment: Privacy, Dignity, Respect, Active Participation, Equality, Diversity and Confidentiality
• Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean.
• Ability to use computerised systems
• Knowledge of Data Protection Act
• Understanding of risk Management and health and safety issues, including safe manual handling
• A genuine interest in kind and compassionate caring
• Flexible approach to working hours and duties
• Able to cope with exposure to unpleasant smells and bodily fluid
• Able to deal with challenging situations
• Able to relate to all people, valuing their individual traits that contribute to team working and the outcomes of care delivery.