Community Maternity Support Worker / Trainee Maternity Support Worker

Job summary

The Community Midwifery team at UHDB (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton) is looking for a committed, enthusiastic new team member with good communication skills who is passionate about contributing and delivering the best possible experience from our maternity service

We currently have a part time vacancy 4 days a week within Babington team. This team is based at Babington Hospital in Ripley and the team covers the geographical area or Heanor, Ripley, Belper, Alfreton, Somercotes and Ashbourne.

The post involves supporting/working with community Midwives to provide care to women and their babies, within home and clinic environments. Maternity Support Workers are a key member of the maternity team at UHDB, the role can be varied and includes some administrative and logistical duties. The MSW will work alongside Midwives but also independently when qualified in role.

Applicants can apply for this post if they have grade C in English and Maths at GCSE level, NVQ Level 3 in health and social care and have recent experience of providing clinical care in an acute clinical setting.

The successful applicant will be required to provide evidence of grades/qualifications prior to starting the role and will have to undertake additional training within the role.

Main duties of the job

The role involves working alongside Midwives in antenatal clinic, supporting patients in the community during pregnancy and after the birth of their baby in postnatal clinics and in the home. You will be trained to support with infant feeding, carry out venepuncture and new-born screening tests.

The position will include some administrative duties. You will also need to demonstrate excellent communication and time management skills. The role does involve moving between multiple locations during the working day.

The successful candidate will require access to their own vehicle for work purposes and a full driving licence. The team in which this is based is within Amber Valley and the Derbyshire Dales.

The role involves a working day 8.00am-16.00pm and once qualified will include weekend working one weekend day a month. Please consider this when making an application.

Closing date of applications: 10th February 2025

Interview date: 20th February 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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