Maternity Support Worker

3 weeks ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The NCA is delighted to offer posts for motivated and positive individuals to join our Maternity Team as Maternity Support Workers.

Our Maternity Support Workers work within all clinical areas (Antenatal Clinic and Day Unit, Community, Birth Centre, Labour Ward, Maternity Triage, Antenatal Ward and Postnatal Ward) and are key members of our multi-disciplinary team.

As a Maternity Support Worker you'll support our midwifery team to provide high quality clinical care to women, birthing people and families.

We offer a robust training programme which will support you to develop the clinical skills and knowledge you'll need to succeed in this role.

Main duties of the job

Undertake the role of caring for a group of women and babies through indirect and direct supervision by registered midwives to aid in the delivery of all aspect of care in a safe and timely manner.

Carries out clinical duties in accordance with the Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust local standards and policies. This may include, but is not limited to, undertaking maternal observations, phlebotomy, cannulation, removal of female urethral catheters, monitoring of blood glucose via finger prick for adults and heelprick for neonates, undertake neonatal observations and obtain via heelprick.

Document all care provided on the appropriate patient record and ensure any deviations from the normal course are escalated in a timely manner to the registered professional.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

National Care Certificate NVQ L3 in Healthcare related subject or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experience

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a changing environment Working in a healthcare environment Committed to delivering high standards of patient care Friendly, open, and compassionate

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to undertake clinical skills following appropriate training and assessment Good written and verbal communication skills Problem solving ability Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service Ability to work well within a team

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