Maternity Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

31.5 hours per week

Do you have the passion and commitment to assist women/birthing people and their families in preparing for parenthood and supporting the Maternity team in a dynamic, friendly and supportive maternity service?

We are looking for a Maternity Support Worker who is a compassionate and motivated individual, to assist women/birthing people in preparing for parenthood and supporting the Maternity team, predominantly within the Ante-Natal Clinic setting.

Rotherham Maternity Services are part of the integrated Family Health Service, which provides healthcare for the women/birthing people, and children of Rotherham, in both hospital, their homes and in community settings.

If you are looking for your next challenge, working in a very positive environment and feel you meet the requirements of the Person Specification, then we would really welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Maternity Support worker is to work alongside the Midwives and multidisciplinary team to provide practical, social and emotional support to parents and their families and ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the antenatal clinic.

This is a varied and challenging role and you will need to be proactive and adaptable, to support the teams within the specialist clinics, such as the Diabetes clinic; supporting the delivery of education sessions and health promotion advice, including smoking cessation and infant feeding.

The post holder will be required to undertake baseline observations i.e. blood pressure, respirations, temperature, carbon monoxide monitoring and urinalysis, phlebotomy as well as providing both clinical and some clerical support within the department.

Your application must demonstrate the reason for your application, your experience and why you have the criteria for the role.

Working over a 3-4 day week (excluding bank holidays), you may sometimes be required to work within other areas within family health.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community Trust serving a population of over 260,000 with over 4,500 staff. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham. We are working successfully with partners across South Yorkshire as part of the Integrated Care Board where we are leading and collaborating in several key work streams and service areas, including workforce development. We combine our patient first approach with innovation and care against a backdrop of system working, as encapsulated in our Trust values

AMBITIOUS - We set high standards for the services we deliver. We aim to be an outstanding Trust and we are enthusiastic about delivering excellent health care for our patients.

CARING - We embrace the importance of giving the highest possible quality of care for our patients. We also care for each other as colleagues and for the community, our resources, our environment and our future.

TOGETHER - We value the importance of working together with patients, carers and families to ensure that we provide high quality patient centred care. We are committed to working with partners and stakeholders across Rotherham, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to develop sustainable services for the population we serve. Getting the right leaders in the Trust is critical to achieving.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, for both our patients and our workforce.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

120 Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2TY

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

120 Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2TY

Employer's website

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

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