Maternity Support Worker

Job summary

St Helier Maternity has a 44 bedded Maternity ward , 7 Birthing Rooms on our Delivery Suite and 3 Birth Centre Delivery Rooms.

We are looking for a Maternity Support Worker who is kind, caring and passionate about delivering excellent client focused care and to join our multidisciplinary team here at St Helier Maternity. You will be innovative, enthusiastic, flexible and able to work both autonomously and as part of a team

Main duties of the job

Maternity Support Worker - Band 2

St Helier Hospital

As a Maternity Support Worker, you will carry out a variety of duties including:

* Cleaning duties

*Stocking up delivery rooms/wards

*Making up packs

*Making beds

*Assisting at deliveries

*Assisting in theatre

*Supporting women with the care of their babies

*Helping with infant feeding

*Portering duties

Good communication, the ability to prioritise, IT skills and a friendly nature are essential. We work as part of a large multi-disciplinary team and are looking for someone who is a hard worker, enjoys a challenge and enjoys learning new skills . If this is you, we would really like to hear from you.

Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the CQC and we'd welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this.

About us

Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecologyto over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospitaland St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Careand Surrey Downs Health and Care. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unitand Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E)and Maternity services (Obstetrics). With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.

As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George's Hospital and St George's Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.