Job overview
BHRUT maternity department is looking to recruit an enthusiastic band 3 maternity support workers with previous experience in the care industry. You will be supporting Midwives, nurses, nursery nurses and Doctors to provide care to the women and babies in the department. The successful candidate will be part of the maternity unit rotation working in all clinical areas. This includes the maternity antenatal clinics and maternity theatres as well as the in-patient ward areas and labour ward. You should have previous experience of working with the public. A good standard of numeracy and literacy and a flexible approach to work in any area of maternity. You main roles and responsibilities whilst working alongside the registered health care professionals would be to assist in the provision of care to women and their babies, during ante-natal, delivery and postnatal period.
Main duties of the job
The Maternity Support Worker will provide direct delivery of clinical care to all women and newborn infants accessing maternity services and may be based within specialist and integrated teams such as in theatre, fetal medicine units and community hubs. Serving as a point of contact for women and their families and provide clinical, physical, psychological and emotional care and support; they provide appropriate information and signpost to other health sector organisations. They report directly to registered practitioners where planned care and tasks delegated by a registered or level 4 practitioner has been provided. Undertake routine clerical duties to ensure the smooth running of the midwifery team. In addition, the Maternity Support Worker is proactive in monitoring and anticipating patients’ needs within the boundaries of the job description.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. GCSE English and maths (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake Level 2 functional skills
Desirable criteria
2. Newborn Heel Prick Collection
3. Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Previous recent experience of working within maternity, neonatal unit or health and social care setting relevant to the role
5. Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary environment.
Desirable criteria
6. Experience in Maternity Care.
7. Experience in Neonatal Care.
Skills /Abilities
Desirable criteria
8. Venepuncture training
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.