At a Glance
- Tasks: Support women and families during maternity, providing compassionate care in the community.
- Company: Join a dedicated team focused on making a difference in maternal health.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, part-time hours, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities to grow and learn in a caring environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the lives of families during a special time.
- Qualifications: Good education, clinical experience, and a passion for supporting others.
The predicted salary is between 25147 - 27596 £ per year.
Join Our Compassionate Team as a Community Maternity Support Worker! Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of women and families during one of life’s most special times? As a valued Maternity Support Worker, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting our community midwifery team, including providing care during weekends. You’ll work closely alongside skilled midwives who will guide and supervise the care provided, ensuring every task is carried out within an established care plan. While you may not always be under direct supervision, your contribution will be vital in delivering safe, compassionate, and holistic support. In this rewarding role, you’ll be a trusted team member, offering kindness, professionalism, and empathy to women and their families. Your work may also include supporting other areas within the maternity department, always collaborating with midwives to provide seamless care. If you’re ready to be part of a caring, dynamic team where your efforts truly impact lives, we’d love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
- Primarily work in the community Midwifery team, may need to occasionally work across the inpatient service depending on service needs.
- Perform all fundamental tasks of a Band 3 MSW, often in lone worker capacity within the community setting.
- Undertake Day 5 Newborn blood spot screening and TCB screening on jaundice babies in the community.
- Perform basic observations, urinalysis and phlebotomy if required.
- Perform basic observations on babies and escalate any deviations from the norm when appropriate.
- Give competent SBAR handovers to members of the team within your remit.
- Perform basic IT functions, documenting on our Badgernet system contemporaneously, the care given to women and babies.
- Assist the midwife in any basic tasks that need undertaking.
- Keeping areas and equipment clean and tidy.
- Stocking up store rooms, rooms and trolleys with appropriate resources and equipment.
- Support the wider team however required, e.g. running simple errands and telephones.
- Work alongside the midwife to recognise those women who may need urgent attention and help elevate accordingly.
- Assist with infant feeding, using the BFI initiatives and participating in upholding our Gold accreditation, supporting new mothers with their feeding choice.
- Supporting women and babies in the immediate post-natal period, ensuring alongside the midwives maternal and fetal wellbeing.
Education
- Good all round education to GSCE or equivalent.
- Care certificate, or willingness to achieve this with supervision in first 6 weeks of employment.
- Additional Maternity related training.
- NVQ level 2 in Business Administration, Customer Care or similar.
Experience
- Clinical Band 2 Experience within a healthcare setting.
- Use of electronic notes and electronic patient pathways.
- Previous Band 3 clinical experience.
- Clinical Maternity experience.
- Team player, Accountable and proactive.
Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to escalate appropriately.
- Able to act on own initiative: prioritising tasks, independent working.
- Understanding of confidentiality, equality and diversity with regards to healthcare.
- Previous use of MSW Band 3 Skills (e.g. NBBS, SBR, Baby Observations).
Contact Details:
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Recruitment Team
