Maternity Support Worker - Birth Centre

Job summary

At Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, we have fantastic new opportunities for a Maternity Support Worker to join our Multi-Professional Team, within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birth Centre, in its deliverance of high quality care to our women/birthing people and their families.

If you have the experience below, we would like your help in supporting women/birthing people and their families in a home-from-home environment.

We have beautiful spacious birthing rooms and a five-bedded induction suite. Your role will involve being supportive of both women/birthing people and midwives. We have a small team of staff who rely on each other for help and support.

You MUST:

Have previous maternity/ paediatric experience of at least 1 year (NOT work experience) to be considered for this role.

Be an existing Band 3

Be able to work independently providing care for low-risk women/birthing people

Be able to perform neonatal observations and recognise deviations from normal.

Be competent in providing breast feeding support

Be keen to be part of a family-focussed maternity team

Please note if you do not have the above, you will not be shortlisted.

This role comprises working within a Multi - Professional Team delivering high quality care to women/birthing people and their families,including providing care and support to postnatally, phlebotomy, breast feeding support and advice, and maintenance of essential equipment.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within all clinical areas i.e. cleaning delivery rooms, theatre, equipment, making beds and keeping a good stock supply.

You will assist the midwives in the care of women/birthing people antenatally, during labour and postnatally to ensure that planned programmes of care are provided.

ou Yill participate in the provision of 24-hour cover for the unit, including flexibility to move within team areas as the service requires.

You will participate in maintaining the general personal hygiene needs of clients where required.

You will assist in the provision food and drink if required.

You will be aware of the general condition and wellbeing of women/birthing people and babies by close observation and report any deviation from the norm immediately to a qualified member of the multi-professional team.

You will provide appropriate advice, within your level of knowledge, to parents on aspects of parenting in relation to the baby's wellbeing and safety.

You will be pro-active in supporting clients in feeding their babies and give them the advice and assistance they require according to the national and trust guidelines.

You will maintain accurate records of all care provision in the clinical records.

You will be asked to complete neonatal observations, as required.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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