Job summary
The post holder will assist in the delivery of Maternity Care Assistants' (MCA) and Maternity Support Workers' (MSW) education and development within the Trust. Working under the supervision of the Lead Midwife the post holder will assist in ensuring that the education and development needs of the MCAs and MSWs workforce are identified and addressed using approved, proven and credible methods. The post holder will be a visible role model, providing clinical support to MCAs and MSWs. The majority of the post holder's time will be spent in the clinical environment, which includes all clinical departments and clinical skills labs.
Main duties of the job
Policy and Service Development
Acts as a link with the Practice Development Team to ensure appropriate clinical support for all learners.
Presentation of innovation in Practice Development at a local level relevant to MCAs and MSWs.
Act as a role model maintaining a high profile by providing expert knowledge and advice in relation to maternity services.
To liaise with staff and MCAs/ MSWs to resolve problems and queries.
Ensure the on-going health and safety of all patients, visitors and staff taking prompt and timely action and to report, record and follow up on any accidents, incidents, hazards, risks or defects according to Trust Policy.
Promote the learning environment in all clinical areas.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *GCSE English and Maths 4-9/ A-C or equivalent
- *Evidence of continued professional/personal/ academic development to NVQ 3 in a Health and Social Care subject or equivalent demonstrable experience
Desirable
- *Certificate in Education/ Mentoring
Experience
Essential
- *Significant experience of working as a Maternity Support Worker or equivalent role in an acute hospital setting
- *Experience of working with individuals in a training, learning or development capacity
- *Ability to produce clear, accurate, written records
Desirable
- *Evidence of formal/informal teaching
- *Experience as a mentor
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Excellent IT Skills (MS Teams, PowerPoint, word, excel and outlook)
- *Well developed interpersonal and communication skills
- *Ability to teach fundamental skills in patient care
- *Ability to use own initiative, manage own time and workload effectively.
- *Ability to relate to and influence or challenge clinical staff
- *Able to work as part of a team
- *Ability to promote an effective learning environment
- *Ability to utilise a variety of communication methods to deliver information
- *Demonstrate experience of using BadgerNet and patient information systems
- *Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality and apply the principles in everyday working practice
- *Demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity
- *Knowledge of various training methodologies
- *Knowledge of competency assessment
- *Assertive
- *Demonstrate care and compassion
- *Demonstrate reliability, motivation and commitment
- *Ability to support the clinical areas in escalation
- *Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the service
- *Able to work and travel across all Trust sites and to external sites as required
Desirable
- *Experience of audit
- *Experience of developing guidelines and procedures
- *Report writing and presentation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *GCSE English and Maths 4-9/ A-C or equivalent
- *Evidence of continued professional/personal/ academic development to NVQ 3 in a Health and Social Care subject or equivalent demonstrable experience
Desirable
- *Certificate in Education/ Mentoring
Experience
Essential
- *Significant experience of working as a Maternity Support Worker or equivalent role in an acute hospital setting
- *Experience of working with individuals in a training, learning or development capacity
- *Ability to produce clear, accurate, written records
Desirable
- *Evidence of formal/informal teaching
- *Experience as a mentor
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Excellent IT Skills (MS Teams, PowerPoint, word, excel and outlook)
- *Well developed interpersonal and communication skills
- *Ability to teach fundamental skills in patient care
- *Ability to use own initiative, manage own time and workload effectively.
- *Ability to relate to and influence or challenge clinical staff
- *Able to work as part of a team
- *Ability to promote an effective learning environment
- *Ability to utilise a variety of communication methods to deliver information
- *Demonstrate experience of using BadgerNet and patient information systems
- *Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality and apply the principles in everyday working practice
- *Demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity
- *Knowledge of various training methodologies
- *Knowledge of competency assessment
- *Assertive
- *Demonstrate care and compassion
- *Demonstrate reliability, motivation and commitment
- *Ability to support the clinical areas in escalation
- *Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the service
- *Able to work and travel across all Trust sites and to external sites as required
Desirable
- *Experience of audit
- *Experience of developing guidelines and procedures
- *Report writing and presentation skills
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.
