Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
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 is a great number of applicants, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised date.
Main Duties of the Job
* 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, and be able to complete all documentation and inform the Midwife of findings.
* Undertake venepuncture and cannulation.
* Process umbilical cord pH.
* Blood glucose monitoring in service users and neonates.
About 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 and 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.
Job Responsibilities
* Communicate appropriately with a wide range of people including staff, service users, and visitors.
* Answer the telephone, take messages, and refer to the Midwife.
* Reinforce professional advice given to service users and their families.
* Provide reassurance to new parents and birthing partners when necessary.
* Provide high-quality, safe care to pregnant people, postnatal people, and their babies.
* Recognise and respond to situations within the work area and report to the Midwife in Charge.
* Assist with the undertaking and implementation of risk assessments.
* Organise own workload and prioritise care.
* Carry out routine observations and blood tests as directed and document as required.
* Assist with chaperoning the Obstetric/Medical staff.
* Carry out acquired nursing skills as directed, documenting care in the Electronic Patient Record.
* Be aware of the emotional, social, and physical needs of the service users, reporting to the Midwife.
* Only use equipment following appropriate training and maintain competency.
* Apply knowledge and skills of the Trust's Health and Safety Policy to clinical practice.
* Adhere to the Trust Violence and Aggression Policies to ensure personal and Maternity staff safety.
* Uphold the safety of the service users within the Clinical Governance framework.
* Adhere to Trust Data Protection and Information Governance policies.
* Adhere to the Trust's IPC Policy.
* Adhere to the Trust's Uniform Policy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Adult vital signs.
* Venepuncture.
* Good communication.
* Proven experience working clinically within a healthcare setting.
* Training in neonatal life support.
* Cannulation.
* ECG.
* Care Certificate.
Knowledge and Experience
* Trained to undertake phlebotomy or working towards it.
* Willing to undertake additional training for clinical skills.
* Experience in a customer-focused environment.
* Keen and willing to learn new skills to enhance patient care.
* Understand the importance of Health and Safety.
* Experience working as part of a team.
* Experience working on a maternity unit.
* Knowledge of infant feeding.
Specific Skills
* Ability to work within a team, undertake instructions from other professionals, and appropriately report back to the midwife in charge.
* Able to demonstrate an excellent level of literacy, numeracy, verbal, and written skills.
* Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to perform observations on newborn babies.
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
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
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