Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (until 31st March 2025)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 284-24-6313504-CONH
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- BSOL LMNS Programme Management Office
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity Link Support Worker (Pashto speaking)
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
The Maternity Link Support Worker (MLSW) will focus on supporting the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) to implement plans for improving better outcomes for pregnant women from the global majority (translating in Pashto), by supporting delivery of clear communications, advocacy, Continuity of Carer, as well as ensuring support with digital inclusion and health promotion and literacy. The post holder will work closely with Maternity Teams, both within community and hospitals, local third sector organisations and Family Hubs. The service will provide wraparound care and access to well-being service provision, based in a community setting. The service aims to improve the outcomes of women from the global majority throughout their pregnancy who are at the highest risks of experiencing complications and who can become peer support champions within their localities through their lived experience.
Main duties of the job
- The Birmingham & Solihull United Maternity & Newborn Partnership (Bump) is the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) across Birmingham & Solihull. The Bump team is dedicated to supporting maternity care across the LMNS, implementing the recommendations of “Better Births” by delivering the National, Infant Mortality Programme, and Maternity Transformation Programme.
- This role will support the LMNS to address equity and equality to improve better outcomes for mothers and babies from Black, Asian, and Mixed ethnic groups and those living in the most deprived areas.
- This role will involve advocating and supporting pregnant woman and birthing people throughout their maternity Journey. This will include the antenatal, birthing and postnatal period.
- The successful Candidate must fluent in speaking Pashto (Not Farsi dialect).
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
A language test will be undertaken as part of the interview process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Health care or equivalent
- Key Skills – literacy/numeracy
Desirable criteria
- GCSE pass in English Language or equivalent
- Trained in Making Every Contact Count and Motivational Interviewing
- Level 3 Award in British Sign Language or equivalent
- Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of health outcomes for ethnic minority women during pregnancy
- Healthy lifestyle/behavioural change experience
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing support to women with ethnic minority backgrounds aligned to their social needs
- Experience working with pregnant women
- Previous experience in healthcare in the NHS
- Baby friendly standards training certificate
- Audit skills
- Evidence of working with vulnerable patients requiring specialist support
Professional/ Managerial/ Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent and accurate data entry skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of BadgerNet or patient records management system
- European Computer Driving License certification, or equivalent
PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Proficient in reading and writing in the English language
- Motivational qualities
- Good written communication skills and computer skills
- Good IT skills and use of Microsoft Office
- An ability to speak one of our community languages/ dialects: Urdu/ Bengali/ Arabic/ Pashto/ Somalian/ Romanian/ Patois/ Tigrinya
- Reliable, punctual, and flexible across hours of work when required
- Ability to cope with stress
- Ability to present an open and non-judgemental demeanour
Desirable criteria
- An ability to read/ write one of our community languages/ dialects: Urdu/ Bengali/ Arabic/ Pashto/ Somalian/ Romanian/Patois/Tigrinya
- Experience of providing support to women with ethnic minority backgrounds aligned to their social needs
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
- Confidentiality
- May be required to work in other teams and localities as required.
- Ability to mobilise around the region
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality, inclusion, and diversity in the delivery of this role
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
- Tanesha Batchelor
- Job title
- Midwifery Lead for Maternity Link Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07776549161
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