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Job summary

Main area
Maternity
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Mixture of Fixed Term and Permanent contracts available
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
427-5408450-E
Employer
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal United Hospital Bath
Town
Bath
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust logo

Maternity Healthcare Support Worker - Band 3

Band 3

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to become a  core member of our maternity  team, as a band 3  Maternity support worker. If you are passionate about supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate  care to people during pregnancy and post-natal period, then we want to hear from you.  You will be working in partnership with women, birthing people and their families, to provide advice and support.  We will help you develop a working knowledge of support services available to families. 

For further information please contact Diane Butler Midwifery Sister. 

[email protected] 

 

 

Main duties of the job

Your day to day role will vary but will include; -

  • Gaining consent before providing care. -
  • Looking after and removal of catheters - Venepuncture and taking cannulas out -
  •  observations - oxygen saturation levels, blood pressure monitoring, body temperature, pulse rate
  •  To understand these observations, documenting these both electronically and in the maternity health record, and acting on the information. -
  • Supporting families in their choices for screening and immunisations   Provide support and assist families in their choices for feeding their infants. -
  • Participate in antenatal classes .

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ or BETEC level 3 in health care
  • Driving licence
Desirable criteria
  • 2 years experience at band 3
  • venepuncture course

skills and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding and ability to communicate in English
  • customer focused approach
  • numerical skills
  • Able to manual handle
Desirable criteria
  • maths GCSE or Equivalent
  • english GCSE or Equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWomens Staff Network

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Diane Butler
Job title
Midwifery Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01225 824997
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