Mental Health Maternity Care Assistant

6 months ago


Aylesbury, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

We are looking to recruit band 3 maternity care assistants who are motivated and enthusiastic about providing high quality care to our patients. You will be working within a supportive multi-disciplinary team with to provide care within our mental health team.

You will work closely with our mental health midwives as well as social workers and unit staff to ensure our patients are well supported throughout the antenatal, labour and postnatal period.

As a member of our team, you will be professional, safe, and compassionate for women, babies and their families. You will work collaboratively within our multidisciplinary team in an environment that is open, supportive, and empowering.

To work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary specialist maternity care team, caring for women and babies within the locality with competence, compassion, and respect, mindful always of issues of consent and principles of equality and diversity.

To work under the guidance and direction of midwives, undertaking delegated tasks once trained and declared competent and aware at all times of the responsibilities and limitations of the specialist MSW role.

To be at all times vigilant and alert to the appearance and behaviour of mothers and babies, reporting back to a midwife any deviations from normal or other causes for concern regarding physical, mental/emotional and social well-being.

To ensure that client goodwill and confidence in the Trust is maintained at all times by carrying out duties in a confident, courteous and sympathetic manner.

Provide wellbeing support through listening, promotion of good mental health and referring to midwives any identified concerns.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.



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