Job Description
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013.
Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values hereOur hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care.
The Trust is rated as “good” or “outstanding” in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities.
This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.Job overviewAt Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, we have fantastic new opportunities for a Maternity Support Worker to join our Multi-Professional Team, within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birth Centre, in its deliverance of high quality care to our women/birthing people and their families.If you have the experience below, we would like your help in supporting women/birthing people and their families in a home-from-home environment.We have beautiful spacious birthing rooms and a five-bedded induction suite. Your role will involve being supportive of both women/birthing people and midwives. We have a small team of staff who rely on each other for help and support.You MUST:· Have previous maternity/ paediatric experience of at least 1 year (NOT work experience) to be considered for this role.· Be an existing Band 3· Be able to work independently providing care for low-risk women/birthing people· Be able to perform neonatal observations and recognise deviations from normal.· Be competent in providing breast feeding support· Be keen to be part of a family-focussed maternity teamPlease note if you do not have the above, you will not be shortlisted.This role comprises working within a Multi – Professional Team delivering high quality care to women/birthing people and their families,including providing care and support to postnatally, phlebotomy, breast feeding support and advice, and maintenance of essential equipment.Main duties of the job· You will be required to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within all clinical areas i.e.
cleaning delivery rooms, theatre, equipment, making beds and keeping a good stock supply.· You will assist the midwives in the care of women/birthing people antenatally, during labour and postnatally to ensure that planned programmes of care are provided. · ou Yill participate in the provision of 24-hour cover for the unit, including flexibility to move within team areas as the service requires.· You will participate in maintaining the general personal hygiene needs of clients where required.· You will assist in the provision food and drink if required.· You will be aware of the general condition and wellbeing of women/birthing people and babies by close observation and report any deviation from the norm immediately to a qualified member of the multi-professional team.· You will provide appropriate advice, within your level of knowledge, to parents on aspects of parenting in relation to the baby’s wellbeing and safety.· You will be pro-active in supporting clients in feeding their babies and give them the advice and assistance they require according to the national and trust guidelines.· You will maintain accurate records of all care provision in the clinical records.· · You will be asked to complete neonatal observations, as required.· Working for our organisationOur people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients.
Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development2.
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability3. Improving the experience of staff with disability4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development5.
Making equalities mainstreamDetailed job description and main responsibilitiesTo assist the midwives in the delivery of care to women/birthing people in the hospital and community setting. The post holder carries a defined range of duties delegated by and reported back registered member of the multi-professional team. The MSW is able to work regularly without direct supervision, reports any concerns, change in the condition of the woman/birthing person and baby and highlights incidents to the midwife responsible for care.Duties and responsibilities for the role will be discussed and agreed on a daily basis with the midwife in charge, with communication channels open throughout the day for further advice and support.Person specificationQualifications and TrainingEssential criteria- NVQ Level 3 in Health Care OR equivalent experience plus willingness to undertake Foundation Degree Course- Commitment to undertake the necessary trainingExperienceEssential criteria- Previous experience of working with members of the public- Customer careDesirable criteria- Care environment- Hospital systemsSkillsEssential criteria- Friendly, helpful and approachable manner- Good verbal and written communication skills- Numeracy skills- Ability to prioritise workload- Maintain patient confidentiality- Ability to work without direct supervision- Ability to work as part of a team- Ability to liaise with other disciplinesWe reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early.
We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+.
We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women’s staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce. Please note that sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route is subject to Trust allocation and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approval.