Job summary
The primary role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; in order to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care.
The role includes working within local and national guidelines that enables individuals to provide safe and excellent care to our service users. There will be training and development opportunities for post holders who wish to progress within this career.
The post holder will proactively, consistently and meaningfully demonstrates the Trust values in their day to day interactions with colleagues and service users.
Main duties of the job
The MSW will work alongside Midwives and other health professionals in the provision of safe and excellent care to women and their babies. The MSW will receive relevant training and once deemed competent to do so, will have an array of skills to support midwives, some of the skills are listed below:
Ensuring the clinical areas are stocked, clean and ready for use, ensuring equipment is safe and PAT tested, clinical observations of mother and baby, venepuncture and cannulation, feeding support including breast and bottle, diabetes care, promotion of health education, emergency care including new born life support among many other skills/duties.
The MSW will work on a rotational basis gaining clinical competence around the maternity unit enabling them to become multi skilled and high functioning MSWs.
There is an opportunity to undertake the MSW apprenticeship through Dynamic.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
o Our values and reputation for outstanding care
o Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
o Career and development opportunities
o Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
o Research experience and opportunities
o Lovely location and quality of life
o Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to recent changes in Immigration and Sponsorship rules, only those with at least two years relevant NHS experience in this role will currently meet the required salary threshold for Sponsorship. If you will require Sponsorship and you currently have a Visa under which you can work, but it is due to expire before you have been able to gain two years relevant NHS experience to meet the required salary threshold, the Trust will not be able to Sponsor you.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on Sunday the 22nd of September.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to recent changes in Immigration and Sponsorship rules, only those with at least two years relevant NHS experience in this role will currently meet the required salary threshold for Sponsorship. If you will require Sponsorship and you currently have a Visa under which you can work, but it is due to expire before you have been able to gain two years relevant NHS experience to meet the required salary threshold, the Trust will not be able to Sponsor you.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on Sunday the 22nd of September.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent.
- Maths and English GCSE Grade A-C (or equivalent)
- Care certificate or willing to complete this upon employment.
Desirable
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience working with members of the public.
Desirable
- Previous experience in a maternity setting and aware of the principles of woman and family centred care.
Knowledge
Essential
- The applicant possesses generalised knowledge to inform their understanding of the job role and specific knowledge related to tasks or activities within their scope of role. They must demonstrate an awareness of contemporary public health and health promotion initiatives, including where legal and ethical issues are relevant to their scope of role.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users and their families, with varying levels of understanding.
- Self motivated.
- Flexibility and team participation.
- Basic IT skills- ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop.
- Demonstrates effective application of problem solving and planning skills and a broad skill base related to their practice.
Desirable
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
- Familiar with Microsoft Office and excel.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- The applicant is able to make fact-based judgements requiring a comparison of options to effectively perform tasks and activities.
- The applicant is motivated to continue personal development and development of new skills sets, as required by the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent.
- Maths and English GCSE Grade A-C (or equivalent)
- Care certificate or willing to complete this upon employment.
Desirable
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience working with members of the public.
Desirable
- Previous experience in a maternity setting and aware of the principles of woman and family centred care.
Knowledge
Essential
- The applicant possesses generalised knowledge to inform their understanding of the job role and specific knowledge related to tasks or activities within their scope of role. They must demonstrate an awareness of contemporary public health and health promotion initiatives, including where legal and ethical issues are relevant to their scope of role.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users and their families, with varying levels of understanding.
- Self motivated.
- Flexibility and team participation.
- Basic IT skills- ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop.
- Demonstrates effective application of problem solving and planning skills and a broad skill base related to their practice.
Desirable
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
- Familiar with Microsoft Office and excel.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- The applicant is able to make fact-based judgements requiring a comparison of options to effectively perform tasks and activities.
- The applicant is motivated to continue personal development and development of new skills sets, as required by the service.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).