Community Maternity Support Worker

Job overview

Community Maternity Support Worker

CAR DRIVER WITH ACCESS TO A CAR IS ESSENTIAL

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people across the Borough of Hillingdon, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare - our mission is to provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, improving the health and wellbeing of the people we serve.

The maternity support worker is a key member of our multidisciplinary team. With their specialist knowledge they will support midwives in providing an insightful women/birthing people service based on current evidence and research.

This role will provide teaching of parenting skills using current knowledge gained from experience and training, and will ensure that women/birthing people, their babies, and families are cared for in a safe environment that ensures privacy and dignity is always maintained.

The post holder will actively seek the views of women/birthing people and their families on the understanding of their care needs and develop a relationship to ensure their experience is positive.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as the Community Maternity Support Worker.

For further information please contact Vicky Brown at [email protected] or Jess Lloyd at [email protected].

Main duties of the job

Clinical

• To assist the registered midwife/ professional in the delivery of midwifery care.
• To communicate with the woman/birthing person, in such a way, that respects and considers their level of understanding.
• To record all care/advice given on the Trust’s electronic patient recording system and where required complete paper documentation in line with Trust policy on record keeping.
• Support with infant feeding and actively encourage and support women/birthing people who choose to breastfeed their babies in line with the Trust policy and national initiatives.
• The post holder will achieve the necessary skills and knowledge through training, to carry out phlebotomy, neonatal screening, serum bilirubin and blood glucose monitoring procedures, basic wound care amongst others.
• To have a clear understanding of professionalism and boundaries when supporting women/birthing people in their home environment.
• To be able to operate as a lone worker in the community setting, guided by the local policy on safety in the community.
• To be aware of clinical record storage in line with the Trust’s data protection policy.
• Adhere to strict compliance with Trust Infection Control policies and procedures.
• To assist the midwife/professional in the delivery of patient care – antenatal, labour and postnatal.
• To communicate effectively with women/birthing people and their families to ensure they are kept well informed of any changes or delays to appointments/investigations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the full responsibilities of a community maternity support worker.