Main area Midwifery Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract 1.92 WTE permanent vacancy; 1.28 WTE fixed-term Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
24 hours per week (12 hour shifts; days, nights, weekends, bank holidays). Multiple posts available for 24-36hrs/week, including permanent and fixed-term roles (up to 12 months). Job ref 177-ELEC-7009437
Employer James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Gorleston Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/03/2025 23:59
Band 3 Maternity Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Job overview
The primary role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; in order to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care.
The midwife is ultimately responsible for the care of the mother and her new-born(s), and it is under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwife that the MSW assists with and provides clinical care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. The post is rotational and the employee will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working. These settings include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care.
Main duties of the job
Do you have the required skills or qualifications to work at a Band 3 Level?
We are currently looking to recruit a Maternity Support Worker at Band 3. This is an exciting opportunity to stretch you; undertaking phlebotomy, cannulation, vital signs to mention but a few.
There is also a substantial amount of work being undertaken in transformation to progress the maternity support worker role nationally and therefore there could not be a better time to consider joining our team.
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
We are friendly unit who recognises and values their staff achievements, come and have a look.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Demonstrate understanding of the importance of working in partnership with women and their families.
* Develops and maintains positive relationships, supports informed decision makers and respects the woman’s and her families’ wishes, with particular attention to when the family unit is separated, or mom/baby is critically ill.
* Understand the MSW’s scope of practice and the importance of the role within national framework to enable working within limits of own competence and authority, escalating to the MDT to inform care planning in line with national and local guidance to avoid harm.
* Clinical skills including vital signs, venepuncture and cannulation, ECG, etc.
Person specification
Qualifications
* 4 GCSEs (grades A-C) including English Language and Maths or equivalent (if not evidenced on application, you will not be scored)
Experience
* Must have experience working in an NHS Environment
* Previous experience within a maternity setting
Values and Behaviours
* Excellent baby handling skills
* Good organisational skills
* Ability to work using own initiative
* Ability to adapt to different situations
* Ability to deal with potentially emotional situations such as babies going into care or adoption
* Ability to use persuasion, reassurance, tact, empathy and sensitivity in order to minimise parental anxiety
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Tier 2 Sponsorship :We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Visa and Immigration
If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.
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Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.
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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