Job summary
Band 3 Rotational Maternity Support worker
We are looking for an enthusiastic support
worker to join our Maternity team working 37.5 hours per week.
The post will be rotational working in all
areas of maternity where required including unsocial hours.
Previous experience of working in a Maternity
Setting is essential.
Please ensure you meet the educational
requirements when applying for the post.
If you are enthusiastic about working within a
passionate caring team of midwives and support workers to ensure safe and
effective care for women and enjoy the challenge of a busy fast paced ever
changing environment, then please apply.
For additional information please contact
Matron Tanya Ashton or MSW Lead Lisa Holmes ext 2395
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY
To
provide care under the guidance and supervision of a registered midwife.
Supporting women in their care either in their intrapartum period or during the
antenatal and postnatal period. To assist with administration and non-nursing
duties at the discretion of the Ward Manager, Team leader or Band 7
coordinator.
About us
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.
Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.
There has never been a better time to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Maternity Support Worker (MSW) will primarily work alongside the Midwives and other specialty teams in both the hospital and the community setting.
This role will provide direct delivery of clinical care to all women and babies accessing maternity services and may be based within specialist and integrated teams such as in theatre, fetal medicine units and community hubs.
This role will serve as a point of contact/support for women and their families and provide clinical, physical, psychological and emotional care and support. Alongside this they provide appropriate information and, where necessary, signpost to wider support organisations. They report to registered practitioners where planned delegated care has been provided.
The post holder reflects on and actively seeks ways to improve their own performance.
They demonstrate qualities of providing excellent care and support. Alongside actively supporting change management initiatives; making suggestions for improvements to procedures or service development. The post holder prioritise their own workload to ensure timely completion of tasks delegated to them, for reporting to registered practitioners and documenting outcomes of care offered and/or provided on the Trusts patient record.
The post holder possesses generalised knowledge to inform their understanding of the job role and specific knowledge related to tasks or activities within their scope of role. Through their practice, they must demonstrate an awareness of contemporary public health and health promotion initiatives, policy and legislation, including where legal and ethical issues are relevant to their scope of role.
The role holder is able to make fact-based judgements requiring a comparison of options to effectively perform tasks and activities. In some instances, workload is likely to include some complexity but supervision and guidance will be available to assure safety. The role holder will demonstrate effective application of problem solving and planning skills and a broad skill base related to their practice. They will be required to document care appropriately, detailing actions taken, where support has been sought from suitably qualified practitioners or where concerns have been escalated. They engage in, promote and support others to undertake routine audits or surveys relevant to their work.
The role holder is able to independently plan tasks and workload activities whilst ensuring that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established protocols. Their practice will reflect the principles of woman and family centered care. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role at all times. They will prioritise their own workload.
Depending upon the level of complexity and risk present, the role holder may exercise an appropriate degree of autonomy, ensuring they present themselves in a credible and competent manner at all times.
Rotating between community and the hospital base may be required.
The Maternity Support Worker will be responsible for providing parent education on a daily basis, organising daily group demonstrations for mothers and their partners, as well as running in theatre,. The role is varied including undertaking venepuncture, ECGs, and observations for both Mothers and babies, colostrum collection, parent education, use of the patient record, undertaking baby jaundice levels using transbilimeters, running in theatre and liaising with other health professionals. The rotational Maternity Support worker will assist in the provision of high quality care to women and their families under the direction and supervision of the Midwifery Team. Demonstrate a range of skills to meet the needs of patients whilst promoting dignity, privacy and respect. To comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers. To provide a range of healthcare and non-nursing duties, ensuring an efficient and effective service to the ward/department at all times.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Maternity Support Worker (MSW) will primarily work alongside the Midwives and other specialty teams in both the hospital and the community setting.
This role will provide direct delivery of clinical care to all women and babies accessing maternity services and may be based within specialist and integrated teams such as in theatre, fetal medicine units and community hubs.
This role will serve as a point of contact/support for women and their families and provide clinical, physical, psychological and emotional care and support. Alongside this they provide appropriate information and, where necessary, signpost to wider support organisations. They report to registered practitioners where planned delegated care has been provided.
The post holder reflects on and actively seeks ways to improve their own performance.
They demonstrate qualities of providing excellent care and support. Alongside actively supporting change management initiatives; making suggestions for improvements to procedures or service development. The post holder prioritise their own workload to ensure timely completion of tasks delegated to them, for reporting to registered practitioners and documenting outcomes of care offered and/or provided on the Trusts patient record.
The post holder possesses generalised knowledge to inform their understanding of the job role and specific knowledge related to tasks or activities within their scope of role. Through their practice, they must demonstrate an awareness of contemporary public health and health promotion initiatives, policy and legislation, including where legal and ethical issues are relevant to their scope of role.
The role holder is able to make fact-based judgements requiring a comparison of options to effectively perform tasks and activities. In some instances, workload is likely to include some complexity but supervision and guidance will be available to assure safety. The role holder will demonstrate effective application of problem solving and planning skills and a broad skill base related to their practice. They will be required to document care appropriately, detailing actions taken, where support has been sought from suitably qualified practitioners or where concerns have been escalated. They engage in, promote and support others to undertake routine audits or surveys relevant to their work.
The role holder is able to independently plan tasks and workload activities whilst ensuring that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established protocols. Their practice will reflect the principles of woman and family centered care. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role at all times. They will prioritise their own workload.
Depending upon the level of complexity and risk present, the role holder may exercise an appropriate degree of autonomy, ensuring they present themselves in a credible and competent manner at all times.
Rotating between community and the hospital base may be required.
The Maternity Support Worker will be responsible for providing parent education on a daily basis, organising daily group demonstrations for mothers and their partners, as well as running in theatre,. The role is varied including undertaking venepuncture, ECGs, and observations for both Mothers and babies, colostrum collection, parent education, use of the patient record, undertaking baby jaundice levels using transbilimeters, running in theatre and liaising with other health professionals. The rotational Maternity Support worker will assist in the provision of high quality care to women and their families under the direction and supervision of the Midwifery Team. Demonstrate a range of skills to meet the needs of patients whilst promoting dignity, privacy and respect. To comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers. To provide a range of healthcare and non-nursing duties, ensuring an efficient and effective service to the ward/department at all times.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in patient contact position.
- Knowledge of acute hospital and or community setting.
- Experience of providing personal care , for example care for pressure areas, hair, nails and oral hygiene.
- Knowledge and experience of the use of aids and equipment for patients.
- Experience of planning tasks / workload activities.
Desirable
- Previous experience in patient contact position in Maternity care.
- Previous mentoring or training experience.
- Knowledge of public health and health promotion initiatives.
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs or equivalent.
- NVQ 3 in related field or equivalent.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in patient contact position.
- Knowledge of acute hospital and or community setting.
- Experience of providing personal care , for example care for pressure areas, hair, nails and oral hygiene.
- Knowledge and experience of the use of aids and equipment for patients.
- Experience of planning tasks / workload activities.
Desirable
- Previous experience in patient contact position in Maternity care.
- Previous mentoring or training experience.
- Knowledge of public health and health promotion initiatives.
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs or equivalent.
- NVQ 3 in related field or equivalent.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
