Job summary This exciting Maternity Support Worker role is to work with our Vulnerable Womens team - The Phoenix Team. The Phoenix team comprises of Specilaist Midwives providing care and support for Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Domestic Abuse, FGM and Young Parents. The role of the MSW in this team will be to support the specialist midwives in the care of our vulnerable women and will involve some clerical duties aswell as clinical support Main duties of the job Applicants will be expected to work independently whilst remaining under the supervision of midwives. This will include : Provision of health promotion information Provision of parent education including breastfeeding Phlebotomy Observations Clerical/Admin duties to include booking appointments, managing referrals About us Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality. Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opened in 2024 and provides care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities. We have three newly emerging strategic objectives: Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live Date posted 30 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 381-WC-6945068 Job locations SWB NHS Trust Grove lane Birmingham B662QT Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Key skills - literacy and numeric (or equivalent) NVQ Level II In Direct Care NVQ Level III IN Direct Care Desirable Basic First Aid Certificate Food Handling Certificate Baby Friendly Initiative Experience Essential Experience working in a hospital or other heath care environment Experience for undertaking phlebotomy Desirable Clerical experience Computer Literate Experience of patient information systems (e.g. Medway or PIMS). Person Specification Qualifications Essential Key skills - literacy and numeric (or equivalent) NVQ Level II In Direct Care NVQ Level III IN Direct Care Desirable Basic First Aid Certificate Food Handling Certificate Baby Friendly Initiative Experience Essential Experience working in a hospital or other heath care environment Experience for undertaking phlebotomy Desirable Clerical experience Computer Literate Experience of patient information systems (e.g. Medway or PIMS). 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 details Employer name Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Address SWB NHS Trust Grove lane Birmingham B662QT Employer's website https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)