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North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Practice Development Maternity Support Worker

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Job summary

The post holder will

Assist the multi-professional team in the provision of high quality, effective and compassionate family-centred maternity service; to ensure optimal care for women, their babies and their families.
Provide support and education to Maternity Support Workers, from initial recruitment, during induction and ongoing development.

Main duties of the job

Be a role model in high standards of clinical practice and leadership; ensuring that maternity support workers also provide a high standard of practice which is based on current evidence, guidelines and policies.
Assist in the implementation of new guidelines and initiatives from both local and national requirements across all areas of maternity services.
Be flexible in meeting the needs of the service and when required, supporting midwives and the wider team in providing direct clinical care to women and babies.
Have a visible presence in the clinical environment and provide one to one support and education for the maternity support workers.

About us

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

Date posted

10 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

345-WOM6181350

Job locations

Cross Site Working

Stockton on Tees

TS19 8PE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute positively to a culture of team working, maintaining effective working relationships to maximise quality of care
Communicate clearly and accurately using a range of written, verbal and non-verbal methods, maintaining confidentiality and upholding the principles of data protection at all times.
Promote a culture of health and well-being through providing information, advice and support to enable healthy lifestyle choices for all, whilst understanding the causes of ill-health related to women of childbearing age and their families
Actively engage with public health initiatives. Including being competent in the collection of red blood spot sample for new-born screening competent to support women in their chosen method of feeding giving clear and consistent information on infant feeding and following and revising feeding plans as appropriate notice and respond appropriately to the changing needs of the woman and her family. Being able to undertake agreed risk identification and assessment activity, within scope of role, in accordance with local and national safeguarding pathways escalating any concerns to the midwife in charge immediately
Recognise and respect equality and diversity, demonstrating an inclusive approach in all environments.
Work within organisational policies and procedures to ensure maintenance of safe working practices for women, their families and colleagues.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute positively to a culture of team working, maintaining effective working relationships to maximise quality of care
Communicate clearly and accurately using a range of written, verbal and non-verbal methods, maintaining confidentiality and upholding the principles of data protection at all times.
Promote a culture of health and well-being through providing information, advice and support to enable healthy lifestyle choices for all, whilst understanding the causes of ill-health related to women of childbearing age and their families
Actively engage with public health initiatives. Including being competent in the collection of red blood spot sample for new-born screening competent to support women in their chosen method of feeding giving clear and consistent information on infant feeding and following and revising feeding plans as appropriate notice and respond appropriately to the changing needs of the woman and her family. Being able to undertake agreed risk identification and assessment activity, within scope of role, in accordance with local and national safeguarding pathways escalating any concerns to the midwife in charge immediately
Recognise and respect equality and diversity, demonstrating an inclusive approach in all environments.
Work within organisational policies and procedures to ensure maintenance of safe working practices for women, their families and colleagues.

Person Specification

PD MSW

Essential

Care Certificate
NVQ 3 or equivalent and commitment to development within role and higher education
Previous experience working as a maternity support worker or equivalent
Experience of working with new-born infants
Ability to perform physiological observations on adults & newborns
Effective communication skills both written and verbal, along with people skills

Desirable

Evidence of completion of MSW competencies
NVQ 4 or equivalent Foundation degree in health & social care
2 years experience working as a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker
Awareness Health Education England Maternity Support Worker Framework

Person Specification

PD MSW

Essential

Care Certificate
NVQ 3 or equivalent and commitment to development within role and higher education
Previous experience working as a maternity support worker or equivalent
Experience of working with new-born infants
Ability to perform physiological observations on adults & newborns
Effective communication skills both written and verbal, along with people skills

Desirable

Evidence of completion of MSW competencies
NVQ 4 or equivalent Foundation degree in health & social care
2 years experience working as a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker
Awareness Health Education England Maternity Support Worker Framework

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross Site Working

Stockton on Tees

TS19 8PE

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross Site Working

Stockton on Tees

TS19 8PE

Employer's website

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