Maternity Support Worker

Job summary

Full and Part Time posts available

We are seeking motivated individuals to join our dynamic team of Midwifery and Medical Staff in Ormskirk Hospital Maternity Department.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for dedicated Maternity Support Workers to join our hard-working multi-disciplinary team within maternity service, in its deliverance of high quality care to our patients and their families.

The post holder will be working as part of a team and will work under the direct supervision of a midwife undertaking duties which have been delegated to them by the Midwife The post holder will always act within the limits of their competence, knowing who to ask for help and support if unsure.

The post holder will assist in providing 5 star patient care and support to antenatal/postnatal women and their babies, feeding support and advice, maintenance of essential equipment, stock levels and maintaining a comfortable environment.

The post holder must be flexible, as you will be expected to work flexible shifts, days & nights.

Please note, this vacancy may close early should a sufficient number of applications be received.

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults and Children is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

Communicate effectively with individuals and their families, carers and health care practitioners using a range of techniques, keeping information confidential

Instigate emergency procedures

Participate in maintaining the general personal hygiene needs of women where

required; this includes toileting, bed bathing and oral hygiene.

Following BFI training be pro-active in supporting women to breast feed their babies

and give them the advice and assistance they require according BFI (baby friendly

initiative) and trust guidelines reporting any concerns to the Registered Midwife.

To act as a chaperone as required

Undertake household support tasks for example bed making, giving out meals, damp dusting, collecting and taking items to lab etc

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

ORMSKIRK DGH

WIGAN ROAD, ORMSKIRK

ORMSKIRK

L39 2AZ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

ORMSKIRK DGH

WIGAN ROAD, ORMSKIRK

ORMSKIRK

L39 2AZ

Employer's website

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

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