"Maternity support workers (MSW's) assist with caring for women, babies and their families throughout their maternity journey, working under supervision and within agreed guidelines and protocols when providing care to women and their families" (Maternity Support Worker Competency, Education & Career Development Framework, HEE) The MSW will assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care, throughout the whole pregnancy journey. Always working within the trust values. They will assist in the planning, delivery, evaluation, and implementation of agreed programmes of care/therapy under direct/indirect supervisory guidance from midwifery/ medical practitioners within agreed policies and protocols. The MSW will contribute to the overall philosophy of continually improving care to the woman and her baby The post holder is expected to undertake a set of defined clinical competencies and training in line with local and national recommendations and support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate.
* Support Staff
* Midwives/Specialist Midwives/Team leaders
* Obstetric team
* Anaesthetists
* Scrub Nurses
* Operating Department Practitioners
* Perinatal Mental Health Teams
* Social services
* Safeguarding, 1. Make referrals to other agencies as appropriate following consultation with the designated midwife.
2. Provide and ensure understanding of information given to women and their families to facilitate informed choice ensuring any barriers to understanding are overcome. 3. Act as an advocate for women and provide reassurance particularly when sensitivity is required in women with complex social needs. 4. Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team, families, and other agencies. 5. Keeps complete, clear, accurate and timely records, utilising digital platforms as required. 6. Demonstrates the ability to relay relevant information to the appropriate people. 7. Participate in health promotion activities including smoking cessation, diet, infant feeding, and parenting skills. 8. Document clinical findings and care in patient records maintaining an accurate account of management plan with guidance from the registrant.
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community. Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.