Job summary
Our
highly skilled and multi-disciplined Maternity Service at Portsmouth Hospitals
University NHS Trust, is seeking an enthusiastic and caring Maternity Support
Worker, to join our team in providing outstanding care to women and their families.
Being a Maternity Support Worker
at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS
Trust, is a truly remarkable and rewarding career.
Here at Portsmouth, we are
proud to be able to facilitate an average of 5500 births per year. In addition to our hospital based maternity
services, we are lucky to have standalone birth centres, co-located units and
home birth options.
This is a really is an
exciting time to come and work for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust as
we move forward with our future vision.
With a team of committed,
caring and experienced Midwives and Maternity Support Workers, we are looking
for likeminded individuals to join us and continue on our journey, in
delivering exceptional care and being the number one choice of birthing units
to our local families.
Portsmouth Hospitals
University NHS Trust is a forward-thinking and innovative Trust, committed to developing
and encouraging its personnel to progress their careers.
We offer a great range of benefits:
Competitive Salary
Supportive Induction
Pastoral Support
Staff Recognition
Continuous Learning and Developmenbt
Main duties of the job
The
Maternity Support Worker role is a diverse role incorporating elements of
clinical care, clerical skills, and housekeeping duties. they work collaboratively
with the midwives, multi professional teams, service users and their families
to provide excellent care.
The Maternity Support Worker is accountable to
the midwife they are working with, whilst always maintaining the dignity of
patients and relatives, respecting their individual needs and wishes. They work across the
local area in both acute and community settings.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
-
Under the supervision of registered health care
professionals assist the healthcare team with the provision of clinical care
for a defined group of patients.
-
Ensure patient safety is maintained and patient
experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with
respect, dignity and courtesy in accordance with Trust values.
-
Ensuring that always you act within your sphere
of competence.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Safety, Patient Experience and Use of
Resources
-
Provide care to patients to maintain their
personal hygiene and physical comfort ensuring that their privacy and dignity is
always maintained. Work in partnership with patients to respect their rights
and choices.
-
Recognise patients needs and changing condition
and respond appropriately and effectively.
-
Assist with patient admissions and discharges.
-
Record and report information onto patient
administration systems in written and electronic format.
-
Always promote and demonstrate effective verbal
and non-verbal communication with
patients, relatives and colleagues recognising the need for tact, consideration
and confidentiality.
Team working
- Assist other clinical areas within the Trust as
the clinical situation and staffing levels require.
-
Participate in innovation and quality of
healthcare by attending ward or department meetings, participate in projects,
including audit and quality initiatives pertinent to the role.
- Take part in the orientation/induction of new
HCSWs and provide support and development to enable them to develop the skills
and knowledge required for their role.
- Professional Education and Development Role
-
Complete the Trust Competency Framework for
HCSWs and achieve the minimum skill set (list of competencies as defined in
generic competency framework).
-
Maintaining own learning record of evidence.
- Recognise the need to participate in ongoing
personal development by attending essential training for the role. Participate
fully in the Appraisal and Development Review Process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
-
Under the supervision of registered health care
professionals assist the healthcare team with the provision of clinical care
for a defined group of patients.
-
Ensure patient safety is maintained and patient
experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with
respect, dignity and courtesy in accordance with Trust values.
-
Ensuring that always you act within your sphere
of competence.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Safety, Patient Experience and Use of
Resources
-
Provide care to patients to maintain their
personal hygiene and physical comfort ensuring that their privacy and dignity is
always maintained. Work in partnership with patients to respect their rights
and choices.
-
Recognise patients needs and changing condition
and respond appropriately and effectively.
-
Assist with patient admissions and discharges.
-
Record and report information onto patient
administration systems in written and electronic format.
-
Always promote and demonstrate effective verbal
and non-verbal communication with
patients, relatives and colleagues recognising the need for tact, consideration
and confidentiality.
Team working
- Assist other clinical areas within the Trust as
the clinical situation and staffing levels require.
-
Participate in innovation and quality of
healthcare by attending ward or department meetings, participate in projects,
including audit and quality initiatives pertinent to the role.
- Take part in the orientation/induction of new
HCSWs and provide support and development to enable them to develop the skills
and knowledge required for their role.
- Professional Education and Development Role
-
Complete the Trust Competency Framework for
HCSWs and achieve the minimum skill set (list of competencies as defined in
generic competency framework).
-
Maintaining own learning record of evidence.
- Recognise the need to participate in ongoing
personal development by attending essential training for the role. Participate
fully in the Appraisal and Development Review Process.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Desirable
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed care certificate or ability to complete within 3 months of appointment.
- English and Maths qualification GCSE or Functional Skills at Level 1 or internationally recognised equivalent
- Desire to deliver compassionate hands-on care in the hospital environment
Desirable
- Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care/Health related subject or equivalent relevant experience.
- Interested in undertaking further training.
- QCF Level 3 (or equivalent) in care or modules relevant to the area.
- Level 2 English and Maths.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working with people in a care home or within a hospital setting
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Desirable
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed care certificate or ability to complete within 3 months of appointment.
- English and Maths qualification GCSE or Functional Skills at Level 1 or internationally recognised equivalent
- Desire to deliver compassionate hands-on care in the hospital environment
Desirable
- Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care/Health related subject or equivalent relevant experience.
- Interested in undertaking further training.
- QCF Level 3 (or equivalent) in care or modules relevant to the area.
- Level 2 English and Maths.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working with people in a care home or within a hospital setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
