Maternity Link Support Worker Bengali

3 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Maternity Link Support Worker (MLSW) will focus on supporting the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) to implement plans for improving better outcomes for pregnant women from the global majority (translating in Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Pashto, Somali, Romanian, Patois and Tigrinyan ), by supporting delivery of clear communications, advocacy, Continuity of Carer, as well as ensuring support with digital inclusion and health promotion and literacy. The post holder will work closely with Maternity Teams, both within community and hospitals, local third sector organisations and Family Hubs. The service will provide wraparound care and access to well-being service provision, based in a community setting. The service aims to improve the outcomes of women from the global majority throughout their pregnancy who are at the highest risks of experiencing complications and who can become peer support champions within their localities through their lived experience.

The Birmingham & Solihull United Maternity & Newborn Partnership (Bump) is the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) across Birmingham & Solihull. The Bump team is dedicated to supporting maternity care across the LMNS, implementing the recommendations of “Better Births” by delivering the National, Infant Mortality Programme, and Maternity Transformation Programme. This role will support the LMNS to address equity and equality to improve better outcomes for mothers and babies from Black, Asian, and Mixed ethnic groups and those living in the most deprived areas.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

A language test will need to be undertaken as part of the interview process.



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