Maternity Support Worker (Band 3) Keighley, England
Job description
We currently have a vacancy within our Maternity team at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust for an experienced Maternity Support Worker, to support the midwives in the provision of high quality, individualised, continuity of care to women, babies and their families.
Successful applicants will be predominately based within the Community setting, with the potential to work on the Antenatal, MAC and Postnatal Ward as the need arises.
Airedale is an award winning integrated Trust in a beautiful location providing genuine opportunities for a great work-life balance. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do and we ensure they receive the highest quality of care guided by our Trust values and Right Care behaviours. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our friendly team.
Applicants must have experience of working with people in a care setting, be reliable, flexible, able to work in a team, able to work effectively under pressure prioritising own work loads and also possess excellent communication skills.
1. Assisting midwives and Consultant Obstetricians working within the Maternity Unit, community health settings and women’s own homes
1. IT system under the direction of the midwife following appropriate training
2. To maintain confidentiality with regard to patients and their conditions
3. To be involved in the promotion and support of breastfeeding. To support parents who have chosen to formula feed to do this as safely as possible
4. After appropriate training provide health education advice and information to women and families.
5. To be aware of the security systems within the hospital and assist in maintaining a safe and secure environment for clients, new born and staff.
6. To maintain a safe working environment, reporting incidents, accidents and complaints. To give regard to their own safety when working alone in the community
7. To report any deviations from normal in either mothers or babies to trained staff that may require further midwifery or medical intervention.
8. Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings
9. To be courteous and considerate to patients and their families at all times
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
For a full Detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to this position.
