Job overview
Candidates should have completed the Maternity Support Worker Qualification and have experience in working across all maternity areas.
To assist under supervision in the delivery of fundamental nursing and midwifery care in liaison with the multidisciplinary team.
To contribute to the implementation and progression of a range of
women/birthing people treatment and care programmes as delegated by a registered healthcare practitioner, reporting back on progress.
To work in partnership with midwives and members of the multi-disciplinary team in providing clinical, practical, social, and environmental support as necessary within the hospital and community setting.
To assist with clinical duties to ensure theeffective running of theward/department.
To maintain own personal development with support fromward/departmental manager.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
·To assist women/birthing people with activities of daily living whilst encouraging independence, asappropriate.
·Demonstrate encourage and assist women/birthing people in undertaking therapeutic activities within parameters of agreed care plans and under guidance of registered practitioners.
·To monitor and record women/birthing people’s clinical observations, escalating appropriately to a registered midwife as required.
·To assist with women/birthing people nutritional needs – eating, drinking, menu selection, meal delivery and special diets according to the individual’sneeds.
·To assist in the maintenance of up to date, comprehensive and accurate records in accordance with current legalrequirements both written and digital.
·To assist in the admission and discharge of women/brithing people including any necessaryrisk assessments.
·To escort women/brithing people and families to other departments within the hospital as required
·Assist the midwife in the preparation of the birthing environment and provide support to the labouring women/birthing people under the supervision of the midwife.
·To perform Neonatal observations, meconium and Group B Strep [GBS] and tests blood glucose monitoring, that are necessary for some new-borns and recording these in the baby notes or maternity IT system following the completion of Epic Training.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, million women/birthing people contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in Southeast London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
The Trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level.