Maternity Support Worker Southampton, England
Job description
We are recruiting Maternity Support Workers to join our team at UHS Maternity Services. Successful applicants will be enthusiastic and committed to working in partnership with women and their families. You will work alongside and independently to the midwifery team and will be an advocate for supporting choice and exemplary care for women and families.
UHS Maternity Services are proud to serve the local community across the region with the team working flexibility across boundaries. As a Trust, we recognise the importance of a positive workforce culture, individual job satisfaction and a healthy work life balance for staff. The Trust Values enable us to invest in people valuing each and every employee for their unique skills and individual qualities making for improved team working. We would be delighted to welcome new joiners to the Maternity Support Worker team and strive to ensure they feel well supported in their new role. This will be working in conjunction with the midwifery team to ensure a package of care is delivered effectively and efficiently to women and families.
YOUR MAIN DUTIES
You can read an overview of the main duties of the role in the section below: Job Description and Main Responsibilities.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
At UHS we are committed to providing a flexible working environment. We believe that it benefits everyone if we achieve a positive work-life balance. Whether you are balancing family, study or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
We’re proud to have been voted in the Top Five acute Trusts for our commitment to supporting our staff to achieve work-life balance.
UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme and life insurance.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Maternity Service provides Maternity Support Workers with a privileged opportunity to work with midwives caring for women and families. The service provides a comprehensive induction, bespoke competency programme and training and education to enable Maternity Support Workers to be essential and valued members of the maternity team. The Maternity Service is keen to invest in and support career progression for Support Workers making this an opportunity not to be missed!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated and flexible individuals who have a passion for supporting women in the Maternity Services. The successful applicants will aspire to wanting to make the experience for women and their families a positive and memorable occasion. In addition, they will be proud to work as part of the wider maternity team.
A testimony statement from one of our current Band 3 Maternity Support Workers:
“Joining UHS straight from college was the best decision I’ve ever made. My initial plan was to stay for a year and get some experience in the industry, then apply to university. Four and a half years down the line I am still here, after being offered an amazing opportunity to progress my career; working part time and being funded to attend university. The whole team has been so supportive of my career progression and I’m excited to see where this opportunity takes me”.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interviews will be held on Thursday, 06 April 2023
A car and drivers’ licence are required for this role as it will involve community working and shift working across the maternity service.
A short information session on ‘A Day in the life of a Maternity Support Worker at UHS’ will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams on Thursday 23 March 2023 from 09:00-10:00. This is voluntary and is an opportunity to learn more about the role and ask any questions.
Should you wish to join the online session or have any queries, please contact Ellie Newsam via email: [email protected]
