Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maternity Support Worker to support the Community and Continuity of Care Midwifery Teams predominantly in the community setting . You will be experienced in supporting maternity care, enthusiastic and caring, and must be able to work autonomously, demonstrating excellent clinical skills to provide women centred care. The role will involve working in the home setting as well as community hubs and the Seacombe birth centre to support midwifery services.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be working within the midwifery team supporting midwives to ensure all women receive optimum care, implementation of care and a range of designated patient duties to include the recording of patient details/records.
The community midwifery teams at WUTH provides care to approximately 3100 women and their families in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.
About the Role
The successful applicant/s will work between the continuity and community teams to support the delivery of maternity care and will involve weekend working.
There is a potential for the successful applicants to be required to cover the hospital area's for designated clinics and the ward areas . It will be in a shift pattern to include weekdays and weekends within core hours.
What we're looking for...
The successful applicant will be passionate about midwifery care, be committed to providing care and support to women, babies and their families. You will need to demonstrate your commitment to ongoing professional development within your role, with a commitment to working as part of a team and willing to demonstrate a high standard of evidence based care in line with local and national initiatives. You should be able to work in a team as well as have the ability to work without direct supervision. Applicants must be car drivers and be willing to use their car for the role.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Maternity Support Worker position available with WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a Enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months.
As this vacancy is within the division of Womens and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Maternity Support Worker position available with WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a Enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months.
As this vacancy is within the division of Womens and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- NVQ level 3 Care
- 5 GCSE's including maths and English in Grades A-C
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Previous experience of working within the Health care setting or similar environment
- Ability to produce clear written documentation
Desirable
- Trained in taking observations
- Trained in venepuncture
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with clients of various backgrounds
- Ability to work effectively within a team
- Ability to work independently prioritising objectives
- Good organisational skills
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- NVQ level 3 Care
- 5 GCSE's including maths and English in Grades A-C
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Previous experience of working within the Health care setting or similar environment
- Ability to produce clear written documentation
Desirable
- Trained in taking observations
- Trained in venepuncture
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with clients of various backgrounds
- Ability to work effectively within a team
- Ability to work independently prioritising objectives
- Good organisational skills
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).
