Maternity Care Assistant

7 days ago

Wishaw, United Kingdom NHS Lanarkshire Full time

The Role

We are looking to recruit a Maternity Care Assistant - (Nursery Nurse) to join Neonatal Unit at University Hospital Wishaw

The Maternity Care Assistant will act as a member of the care team under the supervision and guidance of registered midwives.

The successful candidate will provide support and evidenced based advice to women and their families in the antenatal and postnatal period, either in the hospital setting or in the community, by assisting in the planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of care. 

This will be achieved by direct patient care in support of and supervised by a registered midwife.

The maternity care assistant will be expected to perform specific care tasks once he/she has completed a recognised formal training programme and assessment.

The post holder will carry out assigned duties to maintain hygiene, order and safety within the hospital/outreach clinic/home environment in line with local and divisional policies.

The successful candidate will participate in Practice development programmes as required.

Contract type

Band 4 / Permanent / Part Time / 23 hours

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

Why join NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time staff) A minimum of 8 days of public holidays Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the ) Paid sick leave increasing with length of service Occupational health services Employee Counselling services Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

What we'll need you to bring

Formal qualification at HNC Level or equivalent level of experience in a health / education / social care environment plus short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area. Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area. Knowledge of the clinical speciality/area process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group. Ability to apply a range of technical and practical skills. Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills. Time management, planning and organisational skills. Working knowledge of basic information technology. Ability to work individually or as part of a team Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning.

It would be great if you also had

SNNEB qualification or approved SVQ/HNC training programme Commitment to ongoing personal development Previous experience in a neonatal setting Ability to work unsupervised Ability to perform tasks efficiently and effectively within a busy environment Experience of Infant Feeding

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .

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