Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our existing maternity support worker team on a 12 month fixed term contract. As an MSW, you will work closely with our midwifery team to deliver a high standard of safe, evidence based care. You will care for pregnant people, postnatal people and newborn babies. This post can be from 15 hours p/w up to 37.5 hours p/w. this can be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
- to undertake observations of mothers and babies and report to the midwife
- To support mothers to establish feeding for their newborn baby and to facilitate informed choice
- To carry out additional tasks as delegated by the Registered Midwife and once appropriate training has been given and be able to complete all documentation and inform the midwife of findings:
- Undertake venepuncture and cannulation
- Process fetal scalp/ umbilical cord pH
- Neonatal heel prick sampling
- Blood glucose monitoring in women and neonates
About us
Why Work With Us
Torbay hospital maternity unit has approximately 1800 births per year. We provide care to families from diverse backgrounds across Torbay and South Devon. We have an 8 bedded delivery suite with a bereavement room, an 19 bedded ante/postnatal ward and we also have a 2 room midwife led birth centre in Newton Abbot Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicate appropriately with a wide range of people including staff, patients and visitors
- Answer the telephone, take messages and refer to the Midwife for instructions
- To reinforce professional advice given to women and their families
- Provide reassurance to new mothers and birthing partners when necessary
- Provide high quality, safe care to pregnant people, postnatal people and their babies
- Recognising and responding to situations within the work area and report to the midwife in charge
- Assisting with the undertaking and implementation of risk assessments
- Organise own workload and prioritise care
- Carry out routine observations and blood tests as directed, documenting results in the notes
- Assist with chaperoning the doctors as required
- Carry out acquired nursing skills as directed, documenting care in the notes
- Be aware of the womans emotional, social and physical needs, reporting to the midwife as necessary
- Work autonomously within Trust guidelines and sphere of professional practice
- Only uses equipment following appropriate training, ensuring equipment register is updated appropriately
- Applies knowledge and skills of the Trusts Health and Safety Policy to clinical practice
- Adheres to the Trust Violence and Aggression Policies to ensure personal and maternity staffs safety
- Uphold the safety of the woman within a clinical governance framework
- Adhere to trust data protection and Information Governance policies
- To undertake observations of mothers and babies and report to the midwife
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicate appropriately with a wide range of people including staff, patients and visitors
- Answer the telephone, take messages and refer to the Midwife for instructions
- To reinforce professional advice given to women and their families
- Provide reassurance to new mothers and birthing partners when necessary
- Provide high quality, safe care to pregnant people, postnatal people and their babies
- Recognising and responding to situations within the work area and report to the midwife in charge
- Assisting with the undertaking and implementation of risk assessments
- Organise own workload and prioritise care
- Carry out routine observations and blood tests as directed, documenting results in the notes
- Assist with chaperoning the doctors as required
- Carry out acquired nursing skills as directed, documenting care in the notes
- Be aware of the womans emotional, social and physical needs, reporting to the midwife as necessary
- Work autonomously within Trust guidelines and sphere of professional practice
- Only uses equipment following appropriate training, ensuring equipment register is updated appropriately
- Applies knowledge and skills of the Trusts Health and Safety Policy to clinical practice
- Adheres to the Trust Violence and Aggression Policies to ensure personal and maternity staffs safety
- Uphold the safety of the woman within a clinical governance framework
- Adhere to trust data protection and Information Governance policies
- To undertake observations of mothers and babies and report to the midwife
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Adult vital signs
- Venepuncture
- Good Communication
- NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification
- Proven experience working clinically within a hospital setting
- Experience of working clinically within health care, ideally within a maternity unit.
Desirable
- Ability to perform observations on newborn babies
- Knowledge of infant feeding
- Cannulation
- ECG
- Experience working clinically on a maternity ward
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Trained in undertaking observations of mother
- Trained to undertake phlebotomy, or working towards
- Willing to undertake additional training for clinical skills
- Safeguarding Children level 2 training
- Experience in a caring environment in or outside of the workplace
- Experience in a customer focused environment
- Keen and willing to learn new skills to enhance patient care
- Understand the importance of Health and Safety
- Experience working as part of a team
Desirable
- Trained in undertaking observations of babies
- Training in neonatal life support
- Trained to undertake ECG monitoring
- Trained to undertake cannulation
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Adult vital signs
- Venepuncture
- Good Communication
- NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification
- Proven experience working clinically within a hospital setting
- Experience of working clinically within health care, ideally within a maternity unit.
Desirable
- Ability to perform observations on newborn babies
- Knowledge of infant feeding
- Cannulation
- ECG
- Experience working clinically on a maternity ward
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Trained in undertaking observations of mother
- Trained to undertake phlebotomy, or working towards
- Willing to undertake additional training for clinical skills
- Safeguarding Children level 2 training
- Experience in a caring environment in or outside of the workplace
- Experience in a customer focused environment
- Keen and willing to learn new skills to enhance patient care
- Understand the importance of Health and Safety
- Experience working as part of a team
Desirable
- Trained in undertaking observations of babies
- Training in neonatal life support
- Trained to undertake ECG monitoring
- Trained to undertake cannulation
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.
