Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Maternity Support Worker

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Maternity Support Worker to become a band 3 at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Hospital - Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital, West London.

At Imperial we are absolutely committed to ensuring that all service users have the best possible experience within our hospitals. We are looking for people, who have prior experience in hospital and community healthcare settings, who are passionate about delivering high quality care and take pride in what they do. We place a high value on treating service users and colleagues with respect and dignity and are seeking employees who strive for excellence and innovation in all that they do.

If you are interested in joining our team and sharing our vision to provide kind, collaborative, safe, high quality care to women and their families during their childbearing journey, please consider applying. You will need to have had previous experience as a healthcare or maternity support worker and be competent to undertake a range of duties such as the following; providing advice and supporting women with infant feeding, undertake competently a range of clinical skills such as taking and recording of observations, providing patient education, venepuncture and newborn blood spot screening.

As part of the role you will be expected to complete the 'Fundamental Care Certificate' programme, if you haven't already done so. This programme will aim to ensure you are competent and confident in delivering care within the scope of your role. You will be expected to work effectively within the midwifery and multi-disciplinary team and collaborate and communicate effectively in the clinical area.

As part of this role you will undertake in-house training and development whilst mentoring junior staff new to the department. In addition the Trust provides excellent opportunities and benefits to our world-class workforce and offers a wide range of staff benefits that can be enjoyed either at work or elsewhere.

If this sounds like you and you have the experience and confidence to undertake this role, then we would like to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

  • To assist and support the registered midwife/nurse, under supervision, with the delivery of direct patient care, with the needs of the women and baby at the centre of care delivery
  • To improve the patient experience

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Details

Date posted

23 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,948 to £29,468 a year pa inclusive and pa inclusive pro rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-1325

Job locations

Queen Charlotte's Hospital

London

W12 0HS


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

  • QCF Level 3 Qualification in Health or equivalent (NVQ3, Advanced Apprenticeship)
  • Numerate Experience
  • Experience of working

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with mothers and babies
  • Up to date experience: worked within a maternity setting within the last 18 months

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

  • Demonstrate a clear insight into the role
  • Ability to work well within a team
  • Ability to perform venepuncture

Desirable

  • Ability to work on own initiative
Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

  • QCF Level 3 Qualification in Health or equivalent (NVQ3, Advanced Apprenticeship)
  • Numerate Experience
  • Experience of working

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with mothers and babies
  • Up to date experience: worked within a maternity setting within the last 18 months

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

  • Demonstrate a clear insight into the role
  • Ability to work well within a team
  • Ability to perform venepuncture

Desirable

  • Ability to work on own initiative

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Queen Charlotte's Hospital

London

W12 0HS


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Queen Charlotte's Hospital

London

W12 0HS


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Development Midwife, MSW Lead

Gemma-Louise Botterill

gemma.botterill@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

23 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,948 to £29,468 a year pa inclusive and pa inclusive pro rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-1325

Job locations

Queen Charlotte's Hospital

London

W12 0HS


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