Job summary
There is an exciting opportunity for a Maternity Support Worker to join the Bright Horizons North Northumberland midwifery service. This is a continuity, case loading model to deliver the Better Births vision. This service has teams based in Hillcrest, Alnwick and Berwick. This post is to predominately cover Alnwick, however the successful applicant must be flexible and be prepared to work within other clinical areas within the Trusts' Maternity Services, if required to support service provision.
Main duties of the job
Maternity support workers (MSWs) are an integral part of the maternity workforce and play an important role in supporting midwives and the wider maternity teams, mothers and their babies through pregnancy, labour and during the postnatal period. Providing a safe holistic approach to birth person centred care.
Are you enthusiastic and passionate about supporting mothers and babies, have excellent communication skills and are looking for a challenging role where you can help support and nurture new parents and babies then join our maternity team.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to demonstrate they have the Essential person specification in line with the Job Description and undertake a set of defined competencies. Support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate.
The following list is indicative as tasks and responsibilities will vary depending on the maternity setting the MSW is working in.
The MSW will:
Care of the birth person
Obstetric and Neonatal Emergencies
Health promotion and Screening
Infant feeding
Care of The Newborn
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to demonstrate they have the Essential person specification in line with the Job Description and undertake a set of defined competencies. Support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate.
The following list is indicative as tasks and responsibilities will vary depending on the maternity setting the MSW is working in.
The MSW will:
Care of the birth person
Obstetric and Neonatal Emergencies
Health promotion and Screening
Infant feeding
Care of The Newborn
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Math's Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
- Level 3 qualification in Health care or equivalent experience
- Commitment to undertake inhouse training
Desirable
- Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
- Care Certificate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Math's Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
- Level 3 qualification in Health care or equivalent experience
- Commitment to undertake inhouse training
Desirable
- Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
- Care Certificate
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).
