Maternity Support Worker

NHS Band 3:  £25,760 - £27,476 per annum

Hours Per Week: 37.5 full time

Contract:  Permanent

We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring Maternity Support Worker to join our highly skilled and multi-disciplined Maternity Service Department, providing outstanding care to women and their families. 

Being a Maternity Support Worker, is a truly remarkable and rewarding career and here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to be able to facilitate an average of 4830 births per year.  In addition to our hospital based maternity services, we are lucky to have standalone birth centres, co-located units and home birth options for our community.

With a team of committed, caring and experienced Midwives & Maternity Support Workers, we are looking for likeminded individuals to join us and continue on our journey, in delivering exceptional care and being the number one choice of birthing units.

We are a forward-thinking and innovative Trust, committed to developing and encouraging our colleagues to progress within their careers. In return we can offer some great benefits including:

• On-site childcare
• Salary finance schemes
• Health service discounts
• Interest free season ticket loans (travel)
• Onsite gym, swimming pool and fitness classes
• Staff wellbeing services
• Free hire of beach hut

The Maternity support worker role is a diverse role incorporating elements of clinical care, clerical skills, and housekeeping duties, working collaboratively with the midwives, multi professional teams, service users and their families to provide excellent care. You will be accountable to the midwife on duty, whilst always maintaining the dignity of patients and relatives, respecting their individual needs and wishes, whilst always maintaining a professional and presentable image.

Key Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of registered health care professionals assist the healthcare team with the provision of clinical care for a defined group of patients
• Ensuring that always you act within your sphere of competence
• Provide care to patients to maintain their personal hygiene and physical comfort ensuring that their privacy and dignity is always maintained. Ensure that patient experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with respect, dignity, and courtesy in accordance with Trust Values
• Recognise patient's needs and changing condition and respond appropriately and effectively
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for patients and ensure follow Trust Policy regarding Infection Control and Prevention
• Record and report information onto patient administration systems in written and electronic format, including assisting generic admin duties to assist the team
• Always promote and demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication with patients, relatives and colleagues recognising the need for tact, consideration and confidentiality

For additional information please see attached Job description