An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our existing Maternity Support Worker (MSW) team. As an MSW, you will work closely with our Midwifery team to deliver a high standard of safe, evidence-based care. You will care for pregnant people, postnatal people, and newborn babies. This post can be from 23 hours p/w up to 37.5 hours p/w.
Preferred Hours To Be Discussed At Interview.
Please note that if there are a great number of applicants the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised date.
Key Responsibilities
* To undertake observations of service users and babies and report to the Midwife.
* To support service users to establish feeding for their newborn baby and to facilitate informed choice.
* To carry out additional tasks as delegated by the Registered Midwife, once appropriate training has been given, complete all documentation and inform the Midwife of findings.
* Undertake venepuncture and cannulation.
* Process umbilical cord pH.
* Neonatal heel prick sampling.
* Blood glucose monitoring in service users and neonates.
Why Work With Us
Torbay Hospital Maternity Unit has approximately 1800 births per year. We provide care to families from diverse backgrounds across Torbay and South Devon. We have an 8 room Labour Ward with a designated Bereavement Suite, a 19 bed Ante/Postnatal ward. The facilities also include a 2 room Midwife Led Birth Centre in Newton Abbot Hospital.
Unfortunately, this post is not eligible for sponsorship.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Kerie Eastgate
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: kerie.eastgate1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01803 655779
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