Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-LM-EMF16622
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £24,008 - £25,553 per annum pro rata inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Antenatal Clinic Maternity Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
To provide care under the guidance and supervision of a registered midwife. Supporting women during the antenatal period. To assist with administration and non-nursing duties at the discretion of the Clinic Manager and midwives.
The Antenatal Clinic Maternity Support Worker (MSW) will primarily work alongside the Midwives and other specialty teams in the Antenatal Clinic setting.
This role will provide direct delivery of clinical care to all women accessing outpatient maternity services and will based in Antenatal Clinic (ANC), OPD1.
This role will serve as a point of contact/support for women and their families and provide clinical, physical, psychological and emotional care and support. Alongside this they provide appropriate information and, where necessary, signpost to wider support organisations. They report to registered practitioners where planned delegated care has been provided.
Main duties of the job
They demonstrate qualities of providing excellent care and support. Alongside actively supporting change management initiatives; making suggestions for improvements to procedures or service development. The post holder prioritise their own workload to ensure timely completion of tasks delegated to them, for reporting to registered practitioners and documenting outcomes of care offered and/or provided on the Trust’s patient record.
The post holder possesses generalised knowledge to inform their understanding of the job role and specific knowledge related to tasks or activities within their scope of role. Through their practice, they must demonstrate an awareness of contemporary public health and health promotion initiatives, policy and legislation, including where legal and ethical issues are relevant to their scope of role.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Band 3 Antenatal Support Worker
Mon to Friday 8am – 6pm.
We are looking for an enthusiastic support worker to join our Antenatal Clinic team.
The Antenatal support Worker will ensure a positive patient experience for women attending the Antenatal Clinic, independently running daily GTT clinic and supporting the midwives and obstetricians with general duties and ensuring the safe and efficient running of Obstetric Clinics.
If you are organised & self-motivated and enjoy the challenge of a busy fast paced ever changing environment then please apply to join our team and ensure safe and effective care for women on their antenatal journey.
The role holder is able to make fact-based judgements requiring a comparison of options to effectively perform tasks and activities. In some instances, workload is likely to include some complexity but supervision and guidance will be available to assure safety. The role holder will demonstrate effective application of problem solving and planning skills and a broad skill base related to their practice. They will be required to document care appropriately, detailing actions taken, where support has been sought from suitably qualified practitioners or where concerns have been escalated. They engage in, promote and support others to undertake routine audits or surveys relevant to their work.
The role holder is able to independently plan tasks and workload activities whilst ensuring that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established protocols. Their practice will reflect the principles of woman and family centered care. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role at all times. They will prioritise their own workload.
Depending upon the level of complexity and risk present, the role holder may exercise an appropriate degree of autonomy, ensuring they present themselves in a credible and competent manner at all times.
The ANC Maternity Support Worker will be responsible for undertaking venepuncture, ECG’s, and observations for Mothers, teaching colostrum collection, parent education, use of the patient record and liaising with other health professionals. The ANC Maternity Support worker will assist in the provision of high quality care to women and their families under the direction and supervision of the Midwifery Team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE’s or equivalent
- NVQ 3 in related field or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in patient contact position
- Knowledge of acute hospital and or community setting
- Knowledge and experience of the use of aids and equipment for patients
- Experience of planning tasks / workload activities
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in patient contact position in Maternity care
- Previous mentoring or training experience
- Knowledge of public health and health promotion initiatives
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Conway
- Job title
- Matron Antenatal & Gynaecology Services
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