Maternity Support Worker - Internal Only

Job summary INTERNAL ONLY Intrapartum Maternity Support Worker Band 3 The post holder will provide support to the intrapartum team, mothers and their families.
Working across the intrapartum areas, They, with the appropriate training, will support the midwife to provide labour and early postnatal care.
They will carry out assigned tasks involving direct care including information giving; guidance and reassurance; assistance and support to women and their families The post holder will be expected to supervise and guide less experienced staff.
The range of duties that the post holder will be expected to undertake will be varied and will depend upon the priorities within the Maternity Unit at the start of each working shift.
The post holder will be assigned duties by the intrapartum lead for the shift.
Role can be fulltime or part time (part time minimum 23 hrs per week) Working 12 hr shifts, days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays Working on both Iffley and Marsh ward Main duties of the job Main duties of the job Works as an effective team member.
Understands the importance of team working in the delivery of high quality care Actively promotes diversity, including race diversity, and to maintaining an environment where there is equal opportunity and commitment to anti-discriminatory, anti-racist and anti-stereotyping practices Works with team to maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area Supports the Midwives, Intrapartum leads and Matron to ensure the service practices within Data Protection/ Confidentiality/ Caldicott principles.
Assists in the monitoring and maintenance of the health, safety and security of self and others in work area.
The post holder must ensure that he/ she works within risk management/ occupational health legislation and Trust's procedures for safe working practices Demonstrates the Trust's values at all times and is aware of national and local objectives for maternity care.
About us We are one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country.
The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1stJune 2006 and was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.
The Trust is Reading's biggest employer and may form the central hospital for one of the country's new medical schools.
The Trust is beginning a major modernisation of its services and its buildings.
Our dual objective is to develop and deliver outstanding NHS services that are fit for the future, and to play a greater part in the growth and development of our local economy.
This long-term, modernisation programme will see the investment of hundreds of millions of pounds over the course of the next ten years and will involve every one of our public and private sector partners.
Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational, Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description Job responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities Understands the importance of the woman as the centre of her care.
Demonstrates that he/ she consult and involves women in decisions about their care and wellbeing.
Demonstrates understanding of fundamental legal practices related to consent and the prevention of abuse.
Is able to implement holistic; culturally sensitive; respectful; non-judgemental care from a pre-determined care plan for women with a wide range of care needs.
Undertakes other care practices as directed by the Midwife/Nurse but is able to carry out routine care duties at own discretion.
Practices in accordance with the Trusts protocols and guidelines.
Demonstrates understanding of the boundaries of the Maternity Support Worker role.
Confident and competent in all intrapartum related band 3 competencies.
Works flexibly across the intrapartum areas to provide excellence in labour care during the latent phase of labour, and support the woman, family and midwife during active labour if appropriate/required.
For example, precipitate delivery, woman labouring alone.
Is able to assist the midwife in emergencies such as neonatal resuscitation, precipitate birth/haemorrhage.
Recognises and respond to emergencies appropriately such as adult and neonatal basic life support.
Is able to initiate fundamental care during an emergency to ensure safety.
Acts as 2ndperson at birth to support the midwife in essential tasks at the time of birth supporting maintaining a safe birth environment.
Is able to undertake after training, clinical skills such as venepuncture, removal of urinary catheters, cannulas, maternal and neonatal observations Is able to support the midwife in the immediate postnatal period with suturing (including gaining competence in swab counts and related records), maternal well-being assessments and can support initiating safe skin to skin.
Is able to support women with initiating first infant feed, responsive infant feeding, helping women to gain skills and confidence with attachment and positioning and immediate care of newborn babies.
Displays skills, within own sphere of practice, related to promoting womens comfort, mobility, support needs.
Uses initiative when responding to changes in the woman or babys condition.
Assists the midwives and bereavement team in caring for and supporting women and their families who are experiencing the loss of a baby.
Supports with memory making for families.
Helps maintain the bereavement rooms and annex to expected standards.
Displays excellent two-way communication with women, families and colleagues.
Is able to overcome barriers to understanding when the womans first language is not English or has a learning or hearing difficulty.
Demonstrates appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of women and others may be infringed.
Demonstrates an awareness of equity in healthcare and the impact that inequity can have on women and their families accessing the service.
Is able to maintain contemporaneous records relating to the woman/babys condition on the electronic patient record (EPR Undertakes specific skills such as checking; cleaning and ensuring the equipment is ready for use when required.
This is following completion of appropriate training and on instruction from Registered Midwife/Nurse, Clinical Engineering or the Manufacturer of the product.
Understands the principles of human and environmental factors when working in teams and applies this to ensure safe team working.
Awareness of escalation policies and how to escalate concerns when required.
Able to assist the midwife with labour admissions.
Greeting the mother and her family, supporting women and their family in early labour teaching them coping skills and strategies.
Demonstrates an awareness of child protection and domestic abuse care pathways and policies with an awareness of factors that might alert him/her to the possibility of a child protection or domestic abuse issue and able to cite appropriate response to these concerns.
Person Specification Care Essential Experience with NHS IT systems Experience in healthcare Understanding of CARE values Personal Qualities Essential Adaptability, compassionate and patient Interest in Maternity Care Care certificate Desirable Experience working in a healthcare setting