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Job overview

We are recruiting for an Infant Feeding Maternity Support Worker who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “great people, great place”.

The midwife is ultimately responsible for the care of the mother and her newborn(s). The Maternity support Worker (MSW) is under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwife and will assist and provide care within a defined scope of practice following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. The MSW will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working.

The post holder is expected to undertake a set of defined competencies, including the ‘Care Certificate’ within the first 3 months of being in post. This job description is directly linked to The Maternity Support Worker Competency, Education and career Development Framework set out by Health Education England (HEE) https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/maternity/maternity-support-workers

Main duties of the job

·         To work within the maternity service, acting in a supportive role to midwives and contributing to the safe, sensitive care of women/birthing people and their families.

·         To provide evidenced, non-biased infant feeding support to women/birthing people and their families within the maternity service, that is respectful of women’s/birthing people informed feeding choices.

·         To work in a manner that provides a welcoming, safe, and friendly space for women/birthing people and their families, that protects the mother and newborn relationship.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

Working for our organisation

We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users. 

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.