Maternity Support Worker
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job summary
Main duties of the job
Maternity Support Workers (MSWs) work in line with the nationally recognised NHS Maternity support worker competency, education and career development framework. The successful applicant will be provided with the appropriate training to meet the requirements of the framework.
Support workers in the maternity settings will:
support the work of registered and non-registered practitioners
work under direct or indirect supervision, and/or as lone workers, where appropriate
work across service settings and professional boundaries, according to the needs of women, their newborn infants and their families and local service provision
Work with families to promote the public health agenda
Specific clinical skills will includephlebotomy, ECG, theatre work, neonatal observations, breastfeeding support and advice, and maintenance of essential equipment.
Job responsibilities
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
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