Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
This is an essential and exciting role providing clinical care to support women, families, and other service users at the most exciting and or vulnerable time. The role requires excellent communication skills and compassion.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy when they need it most.
About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services cover more than 615,000 people across more than 2,000 square miles, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist, and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).
Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across various settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people's own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies, and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
More detail about the role:
The purpose of the Senior Maternity Support Worker (SMSW) role is to work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and holistic care to women and their babies. The SMSW will work with women, new-born babies, and their families under the direct supervision of relevant registered clinical staff to organise and deliver clinical care.
This is a rotational post across appropriate service areas including antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care, and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care.
The post holder will work within their competency and will be expected to complete the appropriate skills training defined in their skills passport.
Working Pattern: Variety of day and night shifts covering a 7-day service including bank holidays.
Interview Date: To be confirmed
For further information please contact: Mandy McMurray; Midwife on 01271 322577 or mandy.mcmurray1@nhs.net
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.
Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
Salary is not the only financial benefit:
You will have access to other benefits including:
* National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
* Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter.
* Car lease schemes.
* The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
* Cycle to work scheme.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family-friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities, and groups.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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