Health and Wellbeing Maternity Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 4
Main area: Maternity
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (N/A)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time available)
Job ref: 331-B10170924
Site: RLI
Town: Lancaster
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 Per Annum Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/09/2024 23:59
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to expand the Health and Wellbeing Team here at Morecambe Bay.
We're seeking enthusiastic maternity support workers, with an interest in Public Health, to join our team, primarily supporting women with smoking cessation.
This smoking cessation post encourages people to develop healthier lifestyles through the provision of support and information based on the public health priorities and smoking prevention programmes.
Main duties of the job
1. Proactively engages with patients to build & maintain positive relationships
2. Manage a small caseload of clients, to actively support smoking cessation & improve health outcomes
3. Provide Nicotine Replacement Therapy following recognised training
4. Provide evidence-based public health information & support
5. Understands the importance of physical & mental wellbeing of the woman & her family
6. Competent in Safe Sleep advice
7. Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with local & national standards
8. Understands & gains consent when providing care
9. Recognises changes in mother or baby’s condition & reporting concerns to the midwife
10. Ensures own safe clinical practice acting in the limits of your own competence & authority
11. Assists in the implementation of clinical care performing a range of clinical skills
12. Develop own knowledge & practice, including reflecting on practice to improve & apply learning
13. Demonstrates an understanding of & uses care plans
14. Communicate & work as an effective team member promoting health & wellbeing
15. Awareness of safeguarding & reporting concerns to the midwife
16. Demonstrates compassion by recognising & responding to individual needs
17. Maintain professional conduct at all times
18. Competent to support women in their chosen method of feeding giving clear & consistent information
19. Recognises the importance of contemporaneous documentation
20. Good Communication Skills
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals: Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/.
Person specification
* Care Certificate with Evidence of completion of MSW Level 2 and level 3 competencies or willingness to work towards level 3.
* 5 GCSE’s Grade C/5 including English and Maths or equivalent qualification NVQ 2 or equivalent and commitment to development within role.
* Previous experience as a Health Care Assistant or Support Worker in a similar role.
* Knowledge of Smoking Cessation.
* Basic computer /IT skills.
* Ability to perform physiological observations on adults.
* Ability to use own initiative requiring minimum supervision.
* Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
* Able to understand and comply with detailed procedures.
* Able to work the hours required by the needs of the service including evenings, nights and weekends where necessary.
* Experience of working with new-born infants.
* Experience of working shift patterns.
* Customer care experience.
* Understanding of how to follow a care plan.
* Understand the rationale for risk assessments.
* Competent in venepuncture.
* Knowledge of NHS/ hospital systems.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £38 for Enhanced and £18 for Standard clearance will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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