Maternity Support Worker - Stevenage, United Kingdom - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

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We are recruiting for a Maternity Support Worker - Maternity who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will provide direct delivery of clinical care to all patients and babies accessing maternity services.

Based within specialist and integrated teams such as theatres, foetal medicine and community hubs.

Our Values are I nclude, R espect and I mprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

You will ensure effective communication with colleagues, patients, and their families.


You will work to promote individualised care, specific to the needs of the patient and their family, acting as her advocate within the multidisciplinary team in the absence of the midwife.


Whilst working under the supervision of the designated midwife and part of a multidisciplinary team, undertakes the direct care and appropriate interventions to maximise a positive client experience and promote the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the patient and baby.


You will participate in the collection and recording of written and electronic data, in line with Trust guidelines and policies.


You will work in partnership with clients and professionals both internally and external to the Trust to provide an effective network of care for the clients in their care.

You will act as an advocate for the department, in promoting respectful and flexible team working across areas.


At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.

Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.


We run the following hospitals:

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood


We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.

We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.

Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests.

Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

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