Maternity Support Worker/Community Maternity Support Worker
- NHS
- Part Time
- Bournemouth
- 24071.00 - 25674.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Do you have a passion for women's health and supporting women, their babies and families throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period?
Our maternity services are evolving with our plans to move to Bournemouth in 2025, we are looking to grow our team with maternity support workers.
We are looking for candidates who are prepared to work a variety of shifts including nights, weekends and bank holidays, no two days are the same in maternity and we provide a 24 hour, 365 day a year service.
Base Location: St Mary's Maternity Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
Main duties including providing kind and compassionate care including clinical observations, infant feeding, mental health and wellbeing support, housekeeping duties.
For community duties you would need access to your own transport and will be support midwives care for women and babies in their own homes and/or in designated clinics of which all training will be given.
In the hospital setting you will be a team player, working independently within scope of job and supported by a wonderful maternity team.
If you think this role could be for you, feel free to get in touch, in return UHD can offer further developmental training and long term career opportunities with attractive annual leave allowance and other staff benefits.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service during Spring 2025, when thisrole and base of work will relocate to Royal Bournemouth site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder's home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Job responsibilities
- Clinical observations
- Personal Care
- Cleaning duties and general housekeeping
- Supporting diet and nutrition
- Stock replenishment
- Signposting women and families for appropriate support
- Answering the telephone
- Escalating concern
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of numeracy and literacy
- Completed care certificate or willingness to undertake and complete within 12 weeks of joining the department
- Completion of a competency-based workbook or equivalent relevant experience to vocational level 3.
Desirable
- Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties
Experience
Essential
- Ability to adapt and learn in a health care environment
- Previous experience of working within maternity or a similar setting within the NHS
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working with the public
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a care environment/NHS
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working with the public
Skills
Essential
- IT literate
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
- An understanding around basic patient care
- Ability to exchange factual information accurately
Desirable
- Venepuncture and cannulation
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.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
BEACH Building
Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane EAst
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
