Senior Maternity Support Worker

2 weeks ago


Barnstaple, Devon, United Kingdom Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

This is an essential and exciting role providing clinical care to support women, families, and other service users at the most critical and vulnerable time. The role requires excellent communication skills and compassion.

Main Responsibilities
  • Work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and holistic care to women and their babies.
  • Organize and deliver clinical care under the direct supervision of relevant registered clinical staff.
  • Rotate across various services areas, including antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care, and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care.
  • Complete the appropriate skills training defined in the skills passport.
Working Pattern

Variety of day and night shifts covering a 7-day service, including bank holidays.

About Us

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a leading healthcare provider, delivering a wide range of emergency, specialist, and general medical services. We have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver integrated health and social care services across various settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people's own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies, and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits, including flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, and access to our comprehensive occupational health services. You'll also have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness, and leisure options, as well as salary sacrifice options and the NHS Pension scheme.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance and provide opportunities for professional development and growth. If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

Person Specification

General Requirements

  • See job description text above.

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