Maternity Support Worker

4 months ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

A brand new and exciting clinical support opportunity has arisen in maternity for dynamic, forward thinking individuals to join our busy maternity wards. You will be part of a wider maternity team, to deliver safe clinical care to our women, birthing people and babies. There are vacancies on C29 at QMC and Lawrence at the City Campus but staff will be supporting activity across maternity areas as required. The unit is open 24/7 and so the post holder will be expected to work a combination of shifts over days, nights and weekends
- including bank holidays.

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 and birthing-people centred care.

Interviews will take place on 23rd/24th August
- Manage own caseload effectively prioritising care needs of women, birthing people and babies under the direction and supervision of the associated professional.
- Perform cannulation, venepuncture or capillary blood sampling on adults, in line with national standards and local policy and guidance following completion of relevant competencies training.
- Undertake observations and measurements (and escalate any deviation from the normal range) on adults and neonates to the named midwife or appropriate member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Perform daily newborn checks and support in assessments of women.
- Undertake neonatal observations and escalate any deviations from the normal range appropriately and in a timely manner.
- Provide practical support and transition to parenthood for new parents when caring for their newborn to promote safety, bonding and teaching parenting skills for both the hospital and home settings.
- Have the knowledge and skills to support initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding and associated safety.
- Be able to support parents who formula feed to do so responsively and safely. Including minimising risks, making up feeds, correctly sterilising equipment, safely holding their baby and pacing the feeds.
- To assist or perform neonatal blood sampling including tests such as Newborn Blood Spot (NBBS) and Serum Bilirubin Ratio (SBR) test as directed by the midwife.

For a more detailed Job Description, please see document attached

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

NUH Maternity cares for around 8000 families each year across our services in community and on our two campuses, Queens Medical Centre and City Campus. Our maternity teams strive to provide safe, personalised care to all as part of a multiprofessional team. As part of our improvement journey we are developing our pathway for staff, with opportunities to access training and development in all roles. For our maternity support staff we are implementing the HEE MSW Framework.
JOB SUMMARY
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.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Undertake planned delegated care as part of the midwifery team, delivering high standards of care under the supervision of a registered practitioner
- Work in partnership with women and their families developing and maintaining positive relationships, support informed decision making and respect the woman, birthing person and their family’s wishes
- Work within limits of own competence and authority in line with the MSW’s scope of practice to inform care planning in line with national and local guidance, escalating to the multi-disciplinary team to avoid harm as required
- Work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Promote a professional, welcoming and caring environment.
- Have a positive attitude and consistently demonstrate the Trust’s values and behaviour

Care of the Woman
- Manage own time and caseload effectively prioritising care needs of women and their babies under the direction and supervision of the associated professional
- Escort women, birthing people and their families between clinical areas as required
- Support women during clinical procedures and act as chaperone when requested to do so.
- Assist with the admission, orientation and discharge of women and their babies in accordance with local policy and guidance.
- Communicate effectively and clarify understanding with women and their families in all settings and be able

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