Address The successful applicant will be working alongside the community midwifery team to deliver high quality and safe care for women and families living in Sandwell and West Birmingham.
Harnessing ambition, investment, commitment and the contribution of our people, our vision is to be the UK’s best integrated care provider. We’re already on our way to achieving this. We’ve trebled our training budget, enhanced the way we recognise our people and are constructing career pathway frameworks.
As a Maternity Support Worker you would be delivering high quality care to women and their families within the Sandwell and West Birmingham Area and working closely with new mum’s and their babies. This will include travelling between our hospitals, GP Clinics, Children’s Centres and families’ homes therefore a car driver is essential.
Applicants will be expected to work independently whilst remaining under the supervision of midwives. This will include breastfeeding support, phlebotomy, providing care for new mothers and their babies during the postnatal period, supporting midwives in antenatal clinics, undertaking neonatal bloods spot test and performing weight checks for babies. You will also be required to work with electronic maternity records, and be responsible for clinical stock and equipment.
Ideally applicants must have prior experience within a maternity setting. There are many opportunities for career development such as apprenticeships and in house training. You will be exposed to a broad range of skills and training opportunities at the Trust and further progression can be discussed at your annual appraisal meetings with your Team Leader.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.
