Maternity Support Worker - Higher Level

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Middlesbrough is looking for a dedicated maternity support worker to join their Indigo Team. This role focuses on delivering tailored care and support to vulnerable women during antenatal and postnatal periods. The successful candidate will collaborate with specialist midwives and various agencies to enhance outcomes for families facing significant challenges. Opportunities for professional development and training will be provided.

Benefits

Leadership training

Improvement training

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable families in maternity care.
• Ability to implement personalized support plans.

Responsibilities

• Providing personalized antenatal care to vulnerable families.
• Implementing support plans and working in a multi-agency team.
• Promoting physical wellbeing through community activities.

Skills

Communication

Advocacy

Collaboration

Data Collection

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic maternity support worker to join our specialist community midwifery team for vulnerable women (Indigo Team). The Indigo Team provides enhanced maternity care to some of the most vulnerable women in our community. The successful candidate will work closely with specialist midwives to deliver tailored care, support, and education during the antenatal and postnatal periods.

South Tees NHS Trust offers maternity services to women and families in areas facing significant deprivation, including high unemployment, teenage pregnancy, substance use, domestic abuse, and poverty. Both Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland have seen an increase in children living in poverty above the national average.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Providing personalized antenatal care, support, and education to vulnerable families to improve outcomes.
2. Offering enhanced postnatal care until discharge from community services at 28 days after birth.
3. Implementing personalized support plans within the Indigo Team.
4. Working within a multi-agency team, including safeguarding procedures.
5. Signposting to community and specialist services and collaborating with multidisciplinary agencies and VCSE organizations.
6. Working flexibly in community settings.
7. Advocating for women within maternity services and the wider community, addressing barriers to engagement.
8. Promoting physical wellbeing through activities like aqua natal classes and walking groups.
9. Delivering baby items sourced via local baby banks.
10. Engaging in data collection and evaluation of the role.
11. Driving and possessing access to a personal car is essential.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides leadership and improvement training for new staff, including sessions like "Your Leadership Impact" and "Service Improvement for Beginners." Post-training, staff can explore further leadership and improvement opportunities through in-house courses and bite-sized programs.

For more information or informal visits, contact:

Name: Rachel Fairbairn
Job Title: Lead Specialist Midwife for Vulnerable Women
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
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