Maternity Support Worker

5 months ago


Peterborough, United Kingdom North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To assist the midwives providing care to women using our maternity services.
- To carry out a defined range of duties involving direct care as directed by and in support of a registered midwife; to be able to work regularly without direct supervision.
- To report any changes in the condition of the mother and baby or untoward incidents to the midwife responsible for care.
- Duties and responsibilities for the role will be discussed and agreed on a daily basis with the midwife in charge, with communication channels open throughout the day for further advice and support.
- To document all care given to women and babies contemporaneously.
- Assist midwives as directed to offer care to women during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. This will include: Assisting with antenatal clinics, antenatal and postnatal support groups, providing psychological support to women, physical care of the mother and newborn.
- Support all women in their chosen method of feeding the baby
- Act in a pro-active way and in line with the principles of the Baby Friendly Initiative guidance, to encourage women to breast feed.
- To provide appropriate advice, within their level of knowledge, to parents on aspects of parenting in relation to the baby’s wellbeing and safety.
- Report any concerns to the midwife in charge.
- Refer patient anxieties, potential problems or complaints onto the midwife.
- To manage own time effectively, ensuring all women/babies within the caseload are cared for under the direction of the midwife.
- To ensure that equipment used for clinical care is cleaned and clinical areas are clean and free from hazards.

**This post is not eligible for sponsorship**

Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust. Talk to the Recruiting Manager about what this means in practice for you.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
- In-house Physiotherapy Services
- Career development and training opportunities
- Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
- Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
- Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia
- Act reliably; relay messages to appropriate people in an effective and timely manner, maintaining patient confidentiality according to Trust policy.
- Ensure that all advice and care given is clearly documented in the notes; that documentation is contemporaneous and legible and adheres to the Trust standard.
- To comply with all Trust and Departmental policies and guidelines.
- To organise workload in order to give timely and appropriate care and support.
- To be aware of own limitations and boundaries of the role.
- Ensure that local knowledge of Child Protection policies is maintained.
- Ensure knowledge of local and Trust Risk Management and Adverse Event/ Near Miss reporting policies and procedures is maintained.



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