Job summary
Practice Development Maternity Support Worker
To provide support and supervision to Maternity Support Workers (MSW) band 2 & 3 and apprentice MSWs. Working as part of the education team.
To support clinically 0.2 WTE requirements, to be carried out across core and community areas, to offer developmental and clinical learning support to all MSW's.
You will support learning and provide some teaching in both clinical areas and within the training environment. The role will also link into local and regional workstreams supporting retention, health and wellbeing of staff.
Main duties of the job
- To support and work alongside the Maternity Practice development (PD) team, to include participation as faculty on training days.
- Provide support to the PD team to record accurate training date, escalation of any non-compliance of MSW's and act accordingly to support staff to rectify this.
- Undertake 0.2 WTE clinical support to the maternity department, it is expected that within this aspect, support will be provided across all clinical areas on a rotational basis to maintain clinical competence in all areas.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
It would be beneficial to review a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker job description as this will be the expectation when completing the clinical aspect of the job role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
It would be beneficial to review a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker job description as this will be the expectation when completing the clinical aspect of the job role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training & professional development
Essential
- Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 3 qualifications
- 2 A-Levels or equivalent
- Good standard of literacy and numeracy. GCSE level education or equivalent
- Previous clinical experience within H&SC relevant to role
- Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously
- Experience of using own initiative when working and solving problems
- Evidence of previous role requiring excellent verbal and written communications
- Can provide evidence of achieved competency in all key clinical skills
- Experience of dealing with diverse groups of staff at different levels
Desirable
- Previous experience of providing administrative support to projects and developing/implementing administrative systems
- Experience of undertaking audit
Skills, abilities & competencies
Essential
- Good IT Skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- A highly developed understanding of confidentiality and data protection
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise
- Ability to work with a range of staff and stakeholders
- Understanding of their role and working within agreed scope
Person Specification
Qualifications/training & professional development
Essential
- Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 3 qualifications
- 2 A-Levels or equivalent
- Good standard of literacy and numeracy. GCSE level education or equivalent
- Previous clinical experience within H&SC relevant to role
- Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously
- Experience of using own initiative when working and solving problems
- Evidence of previous role requiring excellent verbal and written communications
- Can provide evidence of achieved competency in all key clinical skills
- Experience of dealing with diverse groups of staff at different levels
Desirable
- Previous experience of providing administrative support to projects and developing/implementing administrative systems
- Experience of undertaking audit
Skills, abilities & competencies
Essential
- Good IT Skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- A highly developed understanding of confidentiality and data protection
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise
- Ability to work with a range of staff and stakeholders
- Understanding of their role and working within agreed scope
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).
