Maternity Support Worker | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | King's Lynn, PE30 4ET |
| Company: | Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6189835/426-128-24TAM |
Summary
Our dedicated team are looking for a motivated Maternity Support Worker who is either currently working at band 3 level or who aspires to undertake the necessary training to enhance existing skills.
We believe that ongoing training, support, and a positive and friendly culture is vital for our teams and will allow them to be able to provide the best possible care for pregnant and newly delivered women and their families.
Our team is part of a county-wide Maternity Services transformation which is committed to service development including the development of a skilled workforce and engaged in the delivery of Continuity of Carer, working on Brancaster ward and Maternity Triage.
If this role appeals to you, we will welcome your application.
Main duties of this role include:
• You will need to be confident in undertaking all aspects of the role including UNICEF Breastfeeding Friendly Initiative training will be given.
• Hands on practical, help and assessment of all competencies such as Newborn Neonatal Screening Tests - full support and training will be given.
• Access and support from Midwives to help you get the most out of your role and to maximise your job satisfaction.
• Support with Safeguarding families and professional curiosity.
To deliver high quality, safe antenatal and postnatal care of women and their families.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a professional and sympathetic manner under the direct and indirect supervision of your ward manager.
• To attend to the physical needs of women and their babies - e.g. personal hygiene and supporting women with the daily care of a baby.
• To observe women/baby and report to the midwife responsible for care any concerns.
• Safeguard women and babies and notify the midwife of the situation as soon as possible.
Encourage and support women with infant feeding.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
For further information about this vacancy, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024