Employer: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Wythenshawe Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59
Maternity Support Worker
Band 2/3
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and compassionate Maternity Support Workers with a passion to be a key part of the patient care journey here at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Our Maternity Support Workers take great pride in the essential work we do. That’s because we’re not just helping patients, we’re going the extra mile for them – day in, day out. Our nursing teams are committed to caring for our patients and families, delivering consistent, high quality, patient focused care.
You’ll communicate in a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients, relatives, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, working over 5 days Monday-Friday during the outpatient clinic hours of 8am-6pm.
Main duties of the job
Working under the supervision of Registered Midwives and within Trust guidelines and protocols, you’ll assist the Midwifery team in delivering the excellent patient care you would expect for yourself and your loved ones.
Working alongside the Midwifery team, you’ll assist in delivering patient focused care to mothers & babies in the Antenatal, Intrapartum & Postpartum periods.
You will support women with personal care needs, including mobilising, toileting, bathing, dressing & providing emotional care & support for families with the care of their baby.
Following on the job training and assessment, you’ll learn how to undertake a range of delegated duties including undertaking & recording observations, breastfeeding support & parent education.
On the Job Training Opportunities
If you are new to working in healthcare, you’ll be supported to develop yourself through our Support Worker Development Programme for Maternity Support Workers. The completion of this Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker role.
If you’re an experienced Maternity Support Worker seeking a new opportunity, you’ll undertake a skills analysis to ensure you meet the requirements of the role. If there are gaps in your knowledge, you’ll be supported to access relevant clinical modules to support your progression to a Band 3 post.
Evidence of prior learning will be reviewed & considered.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), our Maternity Support Workers take great pride in the essential work we do. You’ll be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Maternity Support Workers that includes completion of the Care Certificate for candidates who have not completed this previously. The completion of the Support Worker Development Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker role.
If you’re a more experienced Maternity Support Worker seeking a new opportunity in a Band 3 role, you’ll undertake a skills analysis when you start to identify any gaps in your clinical skills knowledge needed for your role. You’ll then be supported to access relevant modules from the clinical skills programme to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
* Holds Functional Skills Level 1 math's and English or equivalent
Knowledge and experience
* Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact
Skills and Abilities
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Lucy Farquharson
Job title: Antenatal Clinic Manager
Email address: lucy.farquharson@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 291 3188
Additional information:
Name: Hanna Critchley
Job title: Antenatal Clinic Manager
Email address: hanna.critchley@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 291 3188
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: Parkway 1
Princess Parkway
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M14 7LU
Telephone: 01612766198
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