Job summary
The primary role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; in order to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care.
The midwife is ultimately responsible for the care of the mother and her new-born(s), and it is under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwife that the Maternity Support Worker assists with and provides care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. You will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which you are working. These settings include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care. You may be asked to assist in other areas when acuity is high.
You should be enthusiastic and committed with the passion and drive to provide the highest quality maternity care to women and their babies. We have a number of vacancies across the Maternity unit.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) within the Rosie is varied. You will receive skills and competency training bespoke to your area of work to ensure you are able to provide safe and excellent care to women, newborns and their families.
MSWs support the midwifery and obstetric team in their day to day job and work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a high standard of patient care is given.
Main duties of MSWs (please note this is a brief overview and not an exhaustive list)
- Maternal and newborn observations
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Feeding support to new parents
- Health promotion and education
- Being part of the national screening programme
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- Collaborative working with other disciplines
- Supporting midwives
- Running organised clinics
- Having a sound knowledge of the trust policies and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable women and babies
- Development within role ensuring you remain up to date with your skills and competencies, as well as trust in house training
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close on midnight 20th of September 2023.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close on midnight 20th of September 2023.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent ? Maths and English GCSE Grade A-C (or equivalent ? Care certificate or willing to complete this upon employment
Desirable
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience working with members of the public.
Desirable
- Previous experience in a maternity setting and aware of the principles of woman and family centred care.
Knowledge
Essential
- The applicant possesses generalised knowledge to inform their understanding of the job role and specific knowledge related to tasks or activities within their scope of role. They must demonstrate an awareness of contemporary public health and health promotion initiatives, including where legal and ethical issues are relevant to their scope of role.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users and their families, with varying levels of understanding ? Self-motivated ? Flexibility and team participation ? Basic IT skills- ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop ? Demonstrates effective application of problem solving and planning skills and a broad skill base related to their practice.
Desirable
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting ? Familiar with Microsoft Office and excel
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent. o The applicant is able to make fact-based judgements requiring a comparison of options to effectively perform tasks and activities. o The applicant is motivated to continue personal development and development of new skills sets, as required by the service. o The applicant has a good attendance record in previous jobs/ training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent ? Maths and English GCSE Grade A-C (or equivalent ? Care certificate or willing to complete this upon employment
Desirable
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience working with members of the public.
Desirable
- Previous experience in a maternity setting and aware of the principles of woman and family centred care.
Knowledge
Essential
- The applicant possesses generalised knowledge to inform their understanding of the job role and specific knowledge related to tasks or activities within their scope of role. They must demonstrate an awareness of contemporary public health and health promotion initiatives, including where legal and ethical issues are relevant to their scope of role.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users and their families, with varying levels of understanding ? Self-motivated ? Flexibility and team participation ? Basic IT skills- ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop ? Demonstrates effective application of problem solving and planning skills and a broad skill base related to their practice.
Desirable
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting ? Familiar with Microsoft Office and excel
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent. o The applicant is able to make fact-based judgements requiring a comparison of options to effectively perform tasks and activities. o The applicant is motivated to continue personal development and development of new skills sets, as required by the service. o The applicant has a good attendance record in previous jobs/ training
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).