Role Summary
The Maternity Support Worker will work as a member of the maternity team. Maternity Support Workers will work under the supervision of Midwives and Senior Maternity Support Workers. Their responsibility will be to maintain a clean environment and equipment and support women with general hygiene, observations, urinalysis, infant feeding and infant care. In addition you will support the obstetric theatres.
In the Antenatal clinic, Maternity Support Workers will support doctors and midwives undertaking observations, venepuncture and urinalysis.
About the Role
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More detail about the role
We are looking to recruit Band 2 Maternity Support Workers for our service. We have a number of vacancies within our service including full, part-time, substantive and 12 month fixed term posts.
The role will cover Inpatients on Labour Ward and the Antenatal/ Postnatal Ward. In addition we are recruiting for the outpatients service in the Antenatal Clinic. The roles are based in the hospital at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (North). We are looking for maternity support workers that are enthusiastic and can demonstrate the ability to work well as part of a team. The role of maternity support worker is a privileged position to be able to offer service uses within our care.
The Trust is seeking to align with the National Framework of providing access to further development for Band 3.
Inpatients Maternity Support Workers will work a shifted pattern including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Outpatient maternity support workers will work Monday - Friday (days). Weekends by exception.
Working Pattern: Inpatient services variety of shifts. Long are 11.5hrs and short are 7.5hrs covering day, night and weekends. Antenatal Clinic Monday - Friday 8-5. 07.00- 14.40, 14.00-21.50, 2100-0730 or 07.00-19.30, 19.00-07.30
Interview Date: To be Confirmed
For further information please contact Heather Holmes labour ward coordinator on 01271 322605 or heather.holmes9@nhs.net . Alternatively contact Mandy McMurray Antenatal/ Postnatal Ward Manager on 01271 337838 or mandymmcmurray1@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
