Job summary Band 3 MSW Community - Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Location: This post is primarily based within the Winchester and Eastleigh area Role Description: The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of maternity care in the community in coordination with the community midwifery team, newborn hearing (NBHS) & newborn blood spot (NBBS) screeners. The successful post holder will deliver feeding support to new mothers and their families, provide education and information using evidence based and up to date guidance about newborn care and escalate concerns to the midwifery team as they arise. Main duties of the job What we look for: Experience in maternity care within the hospital and ideally within the community setting as well to join our team providing maternity services across a large part of Hampshire Care certificate and skills/competencies signed off as Band 2 MSW Able to provide administration and clerical support, working between the hours 0800-1600 hours, 3 days a week between Monday - Sunday Ability to work as part of a team, be organised and prioritise personal workload Main duties: To be attached to a team of midwives to support and enhance the role of the midwife both in the community. To support the midwife in all clinical areas in the care of women and babies. To carry out NHSP hearing screening as per national guidance and after full training. To carry out NBBS screening as per national guidance, local protocols and after full training. To provide evidence based feeding support to families after full training. To attend regular training and updates specifically for MSW's skills. About us Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust. Date posted 22 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year Per annum pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 251-FCSS0134-CMSW Job locations Royal Hampshire County Hospital Romsey Road Winchester SP10 3LB Job description Job responsibilities Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. Job description Job responsibilities Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential Care certificate Good standard of general education in English language and math's GCSE grades A- Desirable oNVQ 3 or equivalent Skills & Ability Essential Planning and organisational ability Willingness to undertake a diploma in Newborn hearing screening programme Venepuncture Full driving license Desirable Willingness to undertake AN education classes Experience & Knowledge Essential Experience in maternity care Current experience within a healthcare setting Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential Care certificate Good standard of general education in English language and math's GCSE grades A- Desirable oNVQ 3 or equivalent Skills & Ability Essential Planning and organisational ability Willingness to undertake a diploma in Newborn hearing screening programme Venepuncture Full driving license Desirable Willingness to undertake AN education classes Experience & Knowledge Essential Experience in maternity care Current experience within a healthcare setting 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 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Royal Hampshire County Hospital Romsey Road Winchester SP10 3LB Employer's website https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)