Maternity Support Worker

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 May 2025

Job summary

This is a unique opportunity to work alongside the community midwifery team at Birmingham Womens Hospital, covering South Birmingham. We are looking for knowledgeable and passionate professionals, to support women and families throughout their pregnancy and postnatal journey. Please read the job description and person specification before applying for this post.

Why should you come and join us at Birmingham Womens Hospital?

Opportunities to gain further development/qualifications and career progression.

Special interest groups we have team members supporting specifically with equality and diversity, safeguarding, auditing, breastfeeding, antenatal education, infection control and more.

Main duties of the job

Provide specific clinical care tasks (obtain urine samples, urinalysis, obtain microbiological specimens, maternal observations, venepuncture clinics, newborn screening samples, carbon monoxide screening, offering basic support and advise and referring to the smoking cessation services, weigh babies, neonatal observations to include bilirubinometer and visiting women and babies at home.

Transporting of specimens.

Report any deviations from the normal range to the midwife

Take personal responsibility and accountability for own infection prevention and control practice

Take emergency action as necessary to safeguard women and babies, to call emergency services/children's services as necessary

Provide basic public health advise and education to families

Assist the mother with practical care of the baby

Assist the mother with her chosen method of feeding the baby; including giving advice and information on breastfeeding to meet 'baby friendly' standards and sterilisation/safe preparation of milk.

Offer advice and support to vulnerable women/families by signposting them to the appropriate agencies

Assist in the restocking supplies/preparation of pregnancy information

Provide interpreting services between the woman and the midwife, if the post holder speaks the relevant language

Communication between the midwifery and multi-disciplinary team, women and their families

Clearly document all care given to the woman and babyRespect confidentiality of information at all times

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

284-24-6619012-DWNH-2

Job locations

Birmingham Womens Hospital Nhs Trust

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

B15 2TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Grade A-C GCSE in Mathematics and English
Level 3 healthcare qualification
Full UK driving license
Experience of working in a healthcare setting related to health/maternity
Able to work independently and escalate concerns
Basic IT skills
Able to priortise workload, recognise own limits, seek advice when required.
Excellent time management
Excellent Team player

Desirable

Care Certificate
Knowledge of Badgernet & Lorenzo

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Grade A-C GCSE in Mathematics and English
Level 3 healthcare qualification
Full UK driving license
Experience of working in a healthcare setting related to health/maternity
Able to work independently and escalate concerns
Basic IT skills
Able to priortise workload, recognise own limits, seek advice when required.
Excellent time management
Excellent Team player

Desirable

Care Certificate
Knowledge of Badgernet & Lorenzo

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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