Band 4 Maternity Support Worker - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The post holder will be expected to;

Plan and prioritise their workload, implement evidence based care, utilise relevant guidance, protocols, and policies (local and national) and contribute to care planning and review. They will be responsible for completing any work based training and associated competency required by the role.

The post holder will be required to attend as second attendant at homebirths and as such will also be required to cover on call rota as per service need

The post holder will coordinate and deliver direct care for a designated group of women and their babies; recognising and taking responsibility and accountability for the way the care is delivered.

The post holder will be responsible for delegation of appropriate duties to staff whilst developing and supervising junior staff/student midwives.

The post holder will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team in order to support and assist women and their healthcare journey.

The post holder will be respectful and professional at all times and foster excellent communication skills. They will adhere to the documentation standards required by the trust/employer.

The post holder will contribute to practice developments within their area of work in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.

core key responsibilities:

Be professional

Ensuring safe and high quality of care

Assist with service and people development

Have excellent communication

Be able to work effectively within a team

be competent with planning and organising care

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK.

Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.

Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work.

Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.