Maternity Support Worker - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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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.


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.


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.

Undertake aspects of basic nursing care and maintenance of the ward/
department/area, in support of professionally qualified members of the
multidisciplinary team ensuring the highest standard of patient/client care.
Deliver care under the supervision and direction of qualified members of the team.
Recognise, review and report any change to patient's/client's condition, including
any action taken to appropriately qualified senior members of the team.
Provide a clerical support service to midwifery staff.
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