Job summary
Are you dedicated to ensuring that women and their families have the best possible experience during their pregnancy and beyond?
Are you a highly skilled, motivated Maternity Support Worker with a passion for promoting and safe and effective care for Migrant women; in line with national recommendations?
Do you want to work with women and families who experience health inequalities? Do you have experience of working with women who speak other languages and from different cultures?
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Maternity Support Workers to join our Maternity team.
Approximately 5,900 women each year choose to birth at Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. We provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care across the Wakefield district and North Kirklees.
At Mid Yorkshire Hospitals we are continuing to implement the National maternity Transformation Programme alongside our colleagues in the local maternity System (LMS) the Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) and other community partners.
The Maternity Support Worker will work with the Maternity Team to ensure that women receive high quality care and an excellent experience whilst in Maternity services.
Main duties of the job
The Maternity Support Worker will support the Specialist Midwifery team in the community to ensure migrant women get good quality of maternity service and care. You will work with our midwives to provide planned care to pregnant and postnatal women, babies and families within the hospital/community setting. The overarching responsibilities are to support the multidisciplinary team in ensuring women receive individualised, evidence based care.
In return we offer
A robust onboarding and induction programme.
Excellent training programme including relevant courses.
Full and part time options in a Trust working towards the principles of Flex for the Future, with a range of flexible working opportunities.
A dynamic & supportive multidisciplinary team in which to work.
Inclusive approach to ongoing career and development opportunities within the Trust.
If you are an experienced in Health Care, with a Level 3 Health Care qualification, who would like to make a difference to our maternity services, women and their families, then we would like to hear from you.
If you are interested, please contact Rebecca.thomas37@nhs.net Specialist midwife
About us
We provide care and support to over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, in community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (in Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and the best place to receive care.
We have a clear vision, and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist the Midwife in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of care of women babies and families.
- Undertake basic care planning and decision making regarding how care is delivered, under the direction of a Registered Midwife.
- Have the ability to organise their own daily workload, when delegated.
- Work flexibly following procedures, guidelines, and best working practices within a confidential environment.
- To provide additional support for women and families with complex clinical or social needs in community/hospital setting.
- To support and assist women to achieve successful infant feeding in accordance with the local policies and guidelines, giving clear and consistent information.
- To actively be involved in health promotion including Smoking cessation, Breast feeding, bonding and emotional and mental health needs.
- To escalate concerns regarding the care of women, babies, and families to the midwife.
- To establish and maintain good interpersonal skills and communicate between team members women and families.
- Ensuring information is communicated in appropriate language to ensure clear understanding.
- Be aware of the needs of patients in relation to their privacy and dignity and with regards to different cultures and religious beliefs.
- Create and maintain a safe, clean environment for patients and visitors.
- Be flexible and willing to undertake additional training to meet changing service needs.
- Maintain clear, accurate, legible, and timely written documentation in Women and Baby notes medical records as appropriate.
- Assist with consultation and examinations as required, within your sphere of practice.
- Act as an advocate for womens needs at maternity appointments.
- Support and encourage engagement in other service such as mother and baby groups, city of sanctuary and esol classes.
- Facilitate small groups of women to provide support, information, and isolation prevention.
- Access to a vehicle with the ability to travel independently in line with requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist the Midwife in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of care of women babies and families.
- Undertake basic care planning and decision making regarding how care is delivered, under the direction of a Registered Midwife.
- Have the ability to organise their own daily workload, when delegated.
- Work flexibly following procedures, guidelines, and best working practices within a confidential environment.
- To provide additional support for women and families with complex clinical or social needs in community/hospital setting.
- To support and assist women to achieve successful infant feeding in accordance with the local policies and guidelines, giving clear and consistent information.
- To actively be involved in health promotion including Smoking cessation, Breast feeding, bonding and emotional and mental health needs.
- To escalate concerns regarding the care of women, babies, and families to the midwife.
- To establish and maintain good interpersonal skills and communicate between team members women and families.
- Ensuring information is communicated in appropriate language to ensure clear understanding.
- Be aware of the needs of patients in relation to their privacy and dignity and with regards to different cultures and religious beliefs.
- Create and maintain a safe, clean environment for patients and visitors.
- Be flexible and willing to undertake additional training to meet changing service needs.
- Maintain clear, accurate, legible, and timely written documentation in Women and Baby notes medical records as appropriate.
- Assist with consultation and examinations as required, within your sphere of practice.
- Act as an advocate for womens needs at maternity appointments.
- Support and encourage engagement in other service such as mother and baby groups, city of sanctuary and esol classes.
- Facilitate small groups of women to provide support, information, and isolation prevention.
- Access to a vehicle with the ability to travel independently in line with requirements.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- IT skills, accessing internet, documenting on trust IT system.
Desirable
- Previous experience in Health Care.
Qualifications
Essential
- A good general education.
- NVQ 3 in health care studies/ health care or equivalent.
Desirable
- Keyboard qualification or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate appropriately in written and spoken English.
- Good interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Additional languages spoken.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Some health care experience.
- Experience of working with women and families.
Desirable
- Experience of working with migrant, asylum seekers and refugee women.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills. Written and verbal
- Be able to facilitate a small group
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Friendly, honest and approachable.
- Compassionate and friendly.
- Good team worker.
- Good sickness and attendance record.
- Good organisational skills.
Other
Essential
- Willing to work across Trust when required.
- Will be willing to work in the community setting.
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Access to a vehicle with the ability to travel independently in line with requirements.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- IT skills, accessing internet, documenting on trust IT system.
Desirable
- Previous experience in Health Care.
Qualifications
Essential
- A good general education.
- NVQ 3 in health care studies/ health care or equivalent.
Desirable
- Keyboard qualification or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate appropriately in written and spoken English.
- Good interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Additional languages spoken.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Some health care experience.
- Experience of working with women and families.
Desirable
- Experience of working with migrant, asylum seekers and refugee women.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills. Written and verbal
- Be able to facilitate a small group
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Friendly, honest and approachable.
- Compassionate and friendly.
- Good team worker.
- Good sickness and attendance record.
- Good organisational skills.
Other
Essential
- Willing to work across Trust when required.
- Will be willing to work in the community setting.
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Access to a vehicle with the ability to travel independently in line with requirements.
Additional information
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).
