Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Maternity Support Worker - ADAU

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a member of the Antenatal Day Assessment team, contributing to the delivery of care for women and their families.

The Maternity Support Worker will work as a member of the team in the delivery of safe care to women. You will support the role of the Midwife and Multi-disciplinary team within the ADAU at City Hospital. The post holder is also required to undertake routine clerical and housekeeping duties to ensure the smooth running of the ADAU.

Main duties of the job

  • Undertake aspects of basic nursing care and maintenance of the ward/ department/area, in support of professionally qualified members of the multidisciplinary team ensuring the highest standard of patient/client care.
  • Deliver care under the supervision and direction of qualified members of the team.
  • Recognise, review and report any change to patient's/client's condition, including any action taken to appropriately qualified senior members of the team.
  • Provide a clerical support service to medical, nursing and midwifery staff at ward level.
  • Undertake Phlebotomy duties as required.

About us

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, ambitious, kind and enthusiastic person to join our team who are committed to providing high quality, women centred care.

As a trust, we care for approximately 6000 births every year and cover a very diverse population. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone, who is passionate about making a difference to join our highly skilled team in the ADAU.

We want to help you develop and enhance your skills and maximise your potential. We actively encourage staff development and have a fantastic clinical education team to provide our in house, multidisciplinary development training.

Our Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service (OHWS) offers a comprehensive service and provides highly experienced, qualified professionals to assist and guide you in managing occupational health and wellbeing issues.

Services available include

PMA's available within the unit

Energy Pod

Meditation and Yoga

Discounted Gym membership

Tusker car scheme

Smoking cessation

Financial support

And much more!!

Details

Date posted

28 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

381-WC-6942655

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Grove Lane

Birmingham

B66 2QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in a hospital or other health care environment
  • Experience for undertaking phlebotomy

Desirable

  • Clerical experience
  • Computer literate

Qualifications

Essential

  • Key Skills - literacy and numeric
  • NVQ Level 3 in direct care

Desirable

  • Basic first Aid cert
  • Food Handling Cert
  • Baby friendly initiative

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

  • Active listening skills
  • awareness of trust care values
  • awareness of role of MSW
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in a hospital or other health care environment
  • Experience for undertaking phlebotomy

Desirable

  • Clerical experience
  • Computer literate

Qualifications

Essential

  • Key Skills - literacy and numeric
  • NVQ Level 3 in direct care

Desirable

  • Basic first Aid cert
  • Food Handling Cert
  • Baby friendly initiative

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

  • Active listening skills
  • awareness of trust care values
  • awareness of role of MSW

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Grove Lane

Birmingham

B66 2QT


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Grove Lane

Birmingham

B66 2QT


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Antenatal Outpatients Manager

Hannah Platten

hannah.platten1@nhs.net

01215074599

Details

Date posted

28 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

381-WC-6942655

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Grove Lane

Birmingham

B66 2QT


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