Maternity Support Worker for Education and Retention

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Maternity Support Worker to join the Maternity Practice Development Team (PDM) at Kingston Hospital.

Within this role you will have the opportunity to support and develop our Maternity Assistants and Maternity Support Workers (MSW) with their clinical skills and ongoing training.

The successful candidate will have a vested interest in teaching and education with a desire to develop the workforce.

The job role is full time 37.5 hours working a mixture of 12-hour shift patterns to include days (07:15 - 19:45), nights (19:45 - 07:15) and weekends.

Interviews will be held in person on the 15th February 2023.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of the Maternity Support Worker is to assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team, to provide a safe and holistic approach to women-centred care. To work alongside the midwifery team to ensure MSW staff are providing excellent standards of patient care at all times, which will include taking responsibility for the clinical areas, stocking and maintaining essential equipment.

The post holder will provide support to existing and new maternity assistants and maternity support workers and provide ongoing learning opportunities.

The post holder will be part of the Practice Development Team, whose main focus will be to expand on the education and learning experience of Maternity Assistants, Maternity Support Workers and other non-clinical staff.

The post holder will be responsible for participating in the recruitment process, organisation, and support during induction programme for newly appointed staff, support the completion of the Care Certificate, as well as ongoing development of existing staff.

As part of the PDM team you will have responsibility for supporting and overseeing the welfare of MSW's with regular forums, training and disseminating department changes.

The post holder will support with the implementation of the nationally defined MSW competency education and career development framework.

The post holder will have the opportunity to participate in quality improvement initiatives.

About us

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

Kingston Maternity is a popular service with approximately 4600 births per annum, and approximately 18% of these occur on the Birth Centre. The most recent National Maternity Survey in 2021 rated Kingston as the best performing maternity service in London. Our staff arepositive about the hospital and the services offered to women and their families. We are proud of our positive culture, and strong leadership, promoting valued staff, a culture of learning and quality improvement.

Our philosophy of care is to put women and their families at the centre of our service. We aim to make every birth special and ensure hopes and expectations are met within childbirth experiences at Kingston Hospital.

Date posted

11 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,057 to £30,390 a year p.a. including HCAS (Outer)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-4805655-A-MA-JK

Job locations

Kingston Maternity Unit

Galsworthy Road

Kingston-Upon-Thames

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and essential criteria before making your application.

Please be aware that this post requires you to work a mixture of day and night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and essential criteria before making your application.

Please be aware that this post requires you to work a mixture of day and night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE Maths Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills level 2 or equivalent
GCSE English Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills level 2 or equivalent
Foundation Degree Health and Social Care
NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Significant Clinical experience within health and social care settings relevant to the role
Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
Experience of teaching or mentoring other staff members

Skills

Essential

Effective written skills
Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries
Ability to be able to work as part of a team and to liaise with colleagues in other disciplines
IT skills including good working knowledge of excel, PowerPoint and word

Desirable

Ability to implement change to improve service delivery
Leadership skills

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge to be able to support training of other MA/MSW's

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE Maths Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills level 2 or equivalent
GCSE English Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills level 2 or equivalent
Foundation Degree Health and Social Care
NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Significant Clinical experience within health and social care settings relevant to the role
Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
Experience of teaching or mentoring other staff members

Skills

Essential

Effective written skills
Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries
Ability to be able to work as part of a team and to liaise with colleagues in other disciplines
IT skills including good working knowledge of excel, PowerPoint and word

Desirable

Ability to implement change to improve service delivery
Leadership skills

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge to be able to support training of other MA/MSW's

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.