Job summary
Diabetes Maternity Support Worker
As we continue to expand and develop our maternity services, we have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and passionate Maternity Support Worker to join our diabetes in pregnancy team.
We are looking for a confident and compassionate maternity support worker to work alongside our Diabetes Midwives and within our multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality, safe, and individualised care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods - making a real difference to families and outcomes.
Main duties of the job
The Diabetes Maternity Support Worker will facilitate and support the delivery of safe, compassionate, person-centred care to individuals with diabetes in pregnancy.
Working alongside the multidisciplinary diabetes team, the post holder will provide
education, monitoring, and lifestyle advice to patients, ensuring effective diabetes management. They will also contribute to the improvement of patient outcomes through support, guidance, and administrative duties.
In this role you will be expected to plan and prioritise your workload, implement evidence-based care, use relevant guidance, protocols, and policies (local and national), and work within the team to contribute to care planning and review.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.Please ensure all information provided is accurate and reliable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.Please ensure all information provided is accurate and reliable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English grades A-C/4-9, Functional Skills Level 2
- NVQ Level 3/Diploma in health-related subject/Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Relevant previous experience within maternity or a similar healthcare/NHS setting
- Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public.
Desirable
- Experience of providing Diabetes support.
- Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and good listening skills.
- Good standard of written and spoken English.
- Able to work independently under guidance, and within multidisciplinary team.
- IT skills appropriate to role; experience of and ability to use databases/electronic clinical record systems.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and coordinate own schedule without direct supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Understand the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing
- Awareness of/understanding the Saving babies Lives care bundle, in particular element 6.
- Understanding of Basic anatomy & physiology, Safeguarding, Confidentiality, Trust guidelines and policies And application to practice.
Other
Essential
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Understands personal and professional limits, when to escalate appropriately.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English grades A-C/4-9, Functional Skills Level 2
- NVQ Level 3/Diploma in health-related subject/Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Relevant previous experience within maternity or a similar healthcare/NHS setting
- Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public.
Desirable
- Experience of providing Diabetes support.
- Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and good listening skills.
- Good standard of written and spoken English.
- Able to work independently under guidance, and within multidisciplinary team.
- IT skills appropriate to role; experience of and ability to use databases/electronic clinical record systems.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and coordinate own schedule without direct supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Understand the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing
- Awareness of/understanding the Saving babies Lives care bundle, in particular element 6.
- Understanding of Basic anatomy & physiology, Safeguarding, Confidentiality, Trust guidelines and policies And application to practice.
Other
Essential
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Understands personal and professional limits, when to escalate appropriately.
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).
