Maternity Support Worker - Outpatients/Community
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The primary role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; in order to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care.
The midwife is ultimately responsible for the care of the mother and her new-born(s), and it is under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwife that the MSW assists with and provides care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. The employee will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working. These settings include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to have undertaken a set of defined competencies; including the 'care certificate'. This certificate ensures the minimum standards for the role are met, and can further be incorporated into a 'skills passport'. Support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate.
You will be employed as a band 2 maternity support worker if level 3 maternity support worker apprenticeship has not been completed; once completed, you will be upgraded to a band 3 maternity support worker in the trust.
Job responsibilities
Non-clinical
* Assist with the admission, orientation and discharge of women and their babies in accordance with local policy and guidance.
* Ensure that all clinical documentation is accurately collected, updated, stored and filed in accordance with local information governance and record keeping policy and guidance.
* Work closely with administrative staff in order to provide additional support to this service as required.
* Participate in tracking, obtaining and filing clinical records as required, under instruction and in line with local policy and guidance.
* Provide administrative support to the maternity team, both in the hospital and community settings.
* Manage own time effectively whilst prioritising care needs for women and their babies under the direction of the midwife.
* Act reliably; relaying messages to the appropriate person in an effective and timely manner, whilst maintaining women's confidentiality.
* Convey an approachable and professional attitude to all mothers and their families.
* Communicate effectively with women and their families in all settings, with particular attention to providing updates on any delays or changes to their care.
* Ensure that knowledge of local safeguarding policy and procedure is maintained.
Clinical
* Responsibly receive details of daily duties from the midwife, and use own discretion when prioritising care, under direction and supervision.
* Undertake routine observations (and escalate any deviation from the normal range) to the named midwife or appropriate member of the multi-professional team.
* Support women during clinical procedures, including attending to any personal hygiene needs as necessary.
* Assist /act as a runner in obstetric theatres.
* Provide support to labouring women if asked to do so, and under the supervision of the midwife.
* Support women in their choice of infant feeding, and have awareness of the options available.
* Provide evidence-based support, assistance and advice to women who are breastfeeding, or are planning to breastfeed.
* Support and assist women with artificial feeding in line with local and national policy and guidance.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* GCSE (A-C) English and Maths, or equivalent qualification.
* NVQ Level 3 in Health care or equivalent experience.
* Commit to undertake in-house training.
* Care certificate.
* Additional language.
* Training of public health initiatives and education of such in healthcare.
Experience
* Previous experience of working with members of the public.
* Maternity care experience in a hospital/birth centre.
* Experience of using hospital patient record system.
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
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Mary Maternity Unit, West Middlesex University Hospital
Salary
£28,622 to £30,225 a year per annum incl. HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Reference number
289-SC-2319-C
Job locations
Queen Mary Maternity Unit, West Middlesex University Hospital
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