Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a part time, 22.5 hours per week, Band 3 Maternity Support Worker to join our Maternity team.

You will be part of a team of midwives and maternity support workers who support and provide care to mothers and families.

You will also work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team offering support where needed.

Experience would be hugely beneficial. We are looking for someone who has experience within the healthcare field.

Are you passionate and committed to making a difference? Are you able to provide compassionate and targeted maternity support?

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge within maternity.

Main duties of the job

The shift pattern will be primarily Monday- Friday with a mixed shift pattern.

Ideally the applicant has experience within the NHS and hold a BTEC Level 3 or equivalent or be willing to work towards this.

You will work under the direct/indirect supervision of a Registered Midwife; when undertaking delegated nursing and non-nursing duties for women, and their families. You will be expected to work within both a community setting, outpatients department and inpatient areas.

The MSW role requires excellent communication skills, you will need to be a team player with a positive attitude and approach.

Additional duties will be to admit/transfer & discharge patients on the electronic computer system and complete any other administrative tasks required. The MSW will also take an active role in antenatal screening and observation for women as well as venepuncture.

You will follow a structured programme of teaching and competence-based training and assessment.

This is an excellent opportunity to improve care, develop and supplement the workforce in a Significant way and provide development for healthcare support workers so they have the opportunity to progress their careers.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.