Job summary
The post holder will
Assist the multi-professional team in the provision of high quality, effective and compassionate family-centred maternity service; to ensure optimal care for women, their babies and their families.
Provide support and education to Maternity Support Workers, from initial recruitment, during induction and ongoing development.
Main duties of the job
Be a role model in high standards of clinical practice and leadership; ensuring that maternity support workers also provide a high standard of practice which is based on current evidence, guidelines and policies.
Assist in the implementation of new guidelines and initiatives from both local and national requirements across all areas of maternity services.
Be flexible in meeting the needs of the service and when required, supporting midwives and the wider team in providing direct clinical care to women and babies.
Have a visible presence in the clinical environment and provide one to one support and education for the maternity support workers.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contribute positively to a culture of team working, maintaining effective working relationships to maximise quality of care
Communicate clearly and accurately using a range of written, verbal and non-verbal methods, maintaining confidentiality and upholding the principles of data protection at all times.
Promote a culture of health and well-being through providing information, advice and support to enable healthy lifestyle choices for all, whilst understanding the causes of ill-health related to women of childbearing age and their families
Actively engage with public health initiatives. Including being competent in the collection of red blood spot sample for new-born screening competent to support women in their chosen method of feeding giving clear and consistent information on infant feeding and following and revising feeding plans as appropriate notice and respond appropriately to the changing needs of the woman and her family. Being able to undertake agreed risk identification and assessment activity, within scope of role, in accordance with local and national safeguarding pathways escalating any concerns to the midwife in charge immediately
Recognise and respect equality and diversity, demonstrating an inclusive approach in all environments.
Work within organisational policies and procedures to ensure maintenance of safe working practices for women, their families and colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contribute positively to a culture of team working, maintaining effective working relationships to maximise quality of care
Communicate clearly and accurately using a range of written, verbal and non-verbal methods, maintaining confidentiality and upholding the principles of data protection at all times.
Promote a culture of health and well-being through providing information, advice and support to enable healthy lifestyle choices for all, whilst understanding the causes of ill-health related to women of childbearing age and their families
Actively engage with public health initiatives. Including being competent in the collection of red blood spot sample for new-born screening competent to support women in their chosen method of feeding giving clear and consistent information on infant feeding and following and revising feeding plans as appropriate notice and respond appropriately to the changing needs of the woman and her family. Being able to undertake agreed risk identification and assessment activity, within scope of role, in accordance with local and national safeguarding pathways escalating any concerns to the midwife in charge immediately
Recognise and respect equality and diversity, demonstrating an inclusive approach in all environments.
Work within organisational policies and procedures to ensure maintenance of safe working practices for women, their families and colleagues.
Person Specification
PD MSW
Essential
- Care Certificate
- NVQ 3 or equivalent and commitment to development within role and higher education
- Previous experience working as a maternity support worker or equivalent
- Experience of working with new-born infants
- Ability to perform physiological observations on adults & newborns
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal, along with people skills
Desirable
- Evidence of completion of MSW competencies
- NVQ 4 or equivalent Foundation degree in health & social care
- 2 years experience working as a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker
- Awareness Health Education England Maternity Support Worker Framework
Person Specification
PD MSW
Essential
- Care Certificate
- NVQ 3 or equivalent and commitment to development within role and higher education
- Previous experience working as a maternity support worker or equivalent
- Experience of working with new-born infants
- Ability to perform physiological observations on adults & newborns
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal, along with people skills
Desirable
- Evidence of completion of MSW competencies
- NVQ 4 or equivalent Foundation degree in health & social care
- 2 years experience working as a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker
- Awareness Health Education England Maternity Support Worker Framework
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).
