Band 3 MSW Community - Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: This post is primarily based within the Basingstoke area
Role Description
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of maternity care in the community in coordination with the community midwifery team, newborn hearing (NBHS) & newborn blood spot (NBBS) screeners. The successful post holder will deliver feeding support to new mothers and their families, provide education and information using evidence based and up to date guidance about newborn care and escalates concerns to the midwifery team as they arise.
What we look for
* Experience in maternity care within the hospital and ideally within the community setting as well to join our team providing maternity services across a large part of Hampshire
* Care certificate and skills/competencies signed off as Band 2 MSW
* Able to provide administration and clerical support, working between the hours 0800-1600 hours, 4 days a week between Monday – Sunday
* Ability to work as part of a team, be organised and prioritise personal workload
Main duties
* To be attached to a team of midwives to support and enhance the role of the midwife both in the community.
* To support the midwife in all clinical areas in the care of women and babies.
* To carry out NHSP hearing screening as per national guidance and after full training.
* To carry out NBBS screening as per national guidance, local protocols and after full training.
* To provide evidence based feeding support to families after full training.
* To attend regular training and updates specifically for MSW’s skills.
Further information
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Application deadline
This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025
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