Senior Maternity Support Worker

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge in a dynamic, welcoming, progressive and inclusive team? Do you want to develop your knowledge and skill, gain new qualifications and build a rewarding career at one of the largest and most innovative trusts in the NHS?

UHSussex are seeking passionate individuals to support women, birthing people and families throughout their pregnancy and postnatal journey as Maternity Support Workers in our maternity units.  We are looking for enthusiastic, diligent and flexible individuals who are committed to upholding the highest standards at a momentous time in our service user's lives. Maternity Support Workers are central to the provision of quality care, working alongside midwives and the wider multi-disciplinary team to achieve excellence in maternity services.  Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal ‘excellent care, everywhere’ and you will play a vital part in driving us forwards and improving the lives of families across Sussex.

Please note:

• Our current vacancies are at our Worthing and Chichester sites

• We are happy to consider both part-time and full-time applicants with a minimum of 23 hours per week.

• This is a shift working role, across a 24/7 service including nights, weekends and bank holidays (12.5 hours typically from 07:30 – 20:00 or 20:00 – 07:30).

Main duties of the job

• Assist in the implementation of agreed plans of care alongside the wider team and in collaboration with service users.
• Assist members of the wider team to set up and perform clinical procedures.

• Ensure clinical areas remain clean, tidy and well stocked.

• Following appropriate training, undertake clinical care including monitoring and recording vital signs, taking swabs, venepuncture, removing catheters and cannulas etc.

• Support and teach parents the skills required to establish and maintain infant feeding.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria. Applicants for the Band 3 Maternity Care Assistant roles must be able to evidence a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the same role (Band 3 MCA within the NHS) to meet the salary requirements to qualify for sponsorship.

For this role it is essential that you have previous NHS or NHS primary care experience with a Care Certificate from an Ofqual regulated awarding organisation. Or that you are an internationally educated nurse/midwife/doctor who has worked in an acute NHS Trust within recent years with evidence of your degree verified by an ENIC report.

To verify your Care Certificate, find an Ofqual-regulated awarding organisation using this too: Ofqual - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please see attached Job Description for full details.