Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 359-6481463-T2
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Crowborough Birth Centre
- Town
- Crowborough
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
We are pleased to share this exciting opportunity for experienced Maternity Support Workers to join our Birth Centre team caring for women/birthing people and families at Crowborough Birth Centre.
This role will involve working with and supporting our friendly teams of experienced Midwives. You will contribute to the delivery of safe and high quality intrapartum and postnatal care to women/birthing people and families within a stand alone Birth Centre.
We are seeking caring, motivated and enthusiastic individuals with sound communication skills and a compassionate approach to providing woman/birthing people and family-centred care. The successful candidate will have recent, relevant experience of working in a care setting.
This role offers the chance to gain and develop a range of invaluable clinical and interpersonal skills and experience, as well as personal and professional development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Experience of working within a Birth Centre would be advantageous although not essential.
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust delivers maternity care to over 6000 women per year in our Birth centres at Maidstone and Crowborough, at homebirths with our Community Midwives, as well as in the Obstetric Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Pembury.
We have a vibrant workforce, and encourage the sharing of ideas and innovation from staff, to contribute to the evolution of our services, and shaping our strategy.
If you are energetic, committed, and passionate then come and join our team, and be part of a Trust which is truly women centred and proud of its achievements.
We offer a bespoke MSW training day in addition to the Trust's mandatory training, as well as specific Breast feeding training to support our BFI level 2 accreditation.
If you are an experienced Maternity Support Worker and have the necessary qualifications and experiences detailed in the Person Specification we would welcome your application.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts Clinical Induction Programme for Clinical Support Workers (which starts on the first day of employment). The programme is full-time (please contact the CSW Induction Programme Lead ifthis is going to be problematic: [email protected]),lasts for two weeks and will involve travelling tobothTrust sites.Theprogramme includes 2 supernumerary shiftsin the clinical area (an early and a late shift),all of the other days are classroom-based andrun from 9am to 5pm
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ/Diploma level 3 in Healthcare or an equivalent healthcare qualification (competencies must have been assessed in a healthcare environment)
- GCSE maths grade A*/9 – C/4 or Functional Skills maths level 2.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Good general education.
- Can compare basic test results to normal values.
- Able to recognise trends.
- Previous experience in a maternity setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload with supervision.
- Able to pass knowledge onto others and follow an establishment NVQ assessment process.
- Able to empathise with patients and their families/friends
- Able to work as part of a team.
- Responsible and reliable.
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
- Janice Rickard
- Job title
- Birth Centre Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01892 633794
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