Maternity Support Worker
| Posting date: | 12 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Location: | Luton, LU4 0DZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9418-25-1115 |
Summary
Care of woman: To actively participate in the recognition and prevention of maternal illness and respond effectively in an emergency. To promote health and wellbeing to birthing people and their families To assist mothers with postnatal exercises To arrange and process microbiological specimens To obtain maternal capillary blood sample for glucose analysis, in line with Trust policy and guidelines. To independent undertake venepuncture in line with national standards and local policy To independently remove epidural catheter To use the Haemacue, when asked, to assess the haemoglobin level of a woman, in line with national standards and local policy. Following appropriate training to undertake group health promotion teaching as agreed with ward/ departmental managers, in line with national frameworks and initiatives To actively participate in the recognition and prevention of domestic abuse, both physical and mental, reporting any suspicions to the ward manager. To promote healthy life styles, including smoking cessation, exercise and diet, drug misuse in line with national recommendations and Government initiatives To undertake removal of catheters and promote bladder care To undertake routine postoperative care, within Trust and local policies and guidelines Care of baby: To weigh the baby To complete identification and security of the baby, in collaboration with the midwife. To discuss with the mother normal appearance and range of changing stool and micturition in the health term new-born To recognise and report to midwife potential signs of neonatal jaundice To advise mother on care of umbilical cord and surrounding area To process umbilical cord blood sample for cord gases To gather urine sample in hospital To actively participate in the recognition and prevention of neonatal illness and respond effectively in an emergency situation. To actively participate in the recognition and prevention of child abuse, both physical and mental, reporting any suspicions to the ward manager. To undertake and document, using Newborn Early Warning Trigger and Track (NEWTT) Chart, routine healthy baby observation (hospital/community), reporting abnormalities to the midwife To obtain capillary blood sample via heel prick to undertake Newborn Blood Spot testing To assist birthing people and their families with cares of the newborn Infant feeding: To support Breast feeding in line with Baby Friendly principles and local policy and guidelines, including: To assist women to undertake bonding activities, To assist women to undertake skin to skin, To assist women to expressing milk To assist women to use breast pump To assist women to cup feed healthy, term neonates To give evidence based information on infant feeding To maintain safety and support feeding choices Administration: To accurately Data input and retrieval into/from computer systems including; ICE i.e. retrieving test results CMIs, Maternity Booking system any other relevant electronic record systems To request investigations, when competent to undertake obtaining the sample required i.e. Blood samples, Mid-stream urine (MSU) and skin swabs. To maintain contemporaneous and accurate records of actions taken and care offered. To make client appointments in line with agreed care pathways and guidelines and record these in the agreed manner. To undertake follow up of women who do not attend (DNA) appointments, in line with Trust guidelines and policy. To maintain confidentiality according to Trust policy Please see Job Description for full list of main responsibilities and tasks.