Job overview
We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated maternity community support worker to join our community midwifery team.
This role is based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
To support and assist the registered midwife or nurse in the delivery of care to patients within maternity, primarily post-operative birth care, ensuring the highest possible standards of care are received by patients and their carers.
Main duties of the job
1. To assist the registered nurse or midwife in the delivery of high quality and person-centered post-operative care.
2. To provide fundamental nursing and midwifery care, e.g., assistance with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs, washing under direct or indirect supervision.
3. To carry out limited clinical observations and undertake a range of activities under direct or indirect supervision by a registered nurse or midwife, having been assessed as deemed competent in the activities required.
4. To maintain high clinical standards
5. To help maintain a clean and safe ward environment.
6. To contributes towards the department and organisation in the provision of a safe and caring environment.
7. The post holder may be required to work anywhere within the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Desirable criteria
8. Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
9. Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
10. Care Certificate/working towards
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
11. Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role.
Desirable criteria
12. Experience of providing person centred care.
Skills, Abilities & Knowlege
Essential criteria
13. An understanding of the importance of patient confidentially and privacy.
14. Recognise how patients and colleagues need to be treated with dignity and respect and can demonstrate these behaviours in their daily work.
15. Good verbal and written English communication skills.
16. The ability to respond with kindness and humanity to patients.
17. A flexible and adaptable approach with the aptitude to work in a busy hospital healthcare setting.
18. Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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