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Job summary

Main area
Women & Children Services
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: 9 hour days, Monday - Friday
Hours
Full time
Job ref
328-WAC-6700380-A
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 Per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Maternity Support Worker

Band 3

Job overview

James Cook Antenatal Clinic 

We are looking for a Maternity Support Worker to join our Antenatal Clinic team at James Cook Hospital. This role would include working alongside  Registered Midwives, Specialist Midwives, Doctors and Consultants in Antenatal Clinic, welcoming pregnant people, performing observations,  venepuncture, acting as a chaperone and supporting midwives in the smooth running of clinics.  

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), undertaking personal care activities, delegated clinical care duties, including clinical observations as directed by registered professionals and within clearly defined parameters, to provide healthcare and support that is individualised to the patient needs.
The post holder will update and maintain accurate records of any care provision and update and escalate any concerns from their observations and activities to the appropriate registered professional. The post holder has a personal responsibility and duty of care to patients/service users; they are expected to comply fully with all Trust policies and protocols, including those related to patient safety and the prevention of healthcare associated infections. They must also promote dignity, privacy, and respect, to deliver compassionate, safe, high-quality patient care. As a Trust employee, they will honour their work commitments, be reliable and trustworthy. They will uphold the Trust values; the Trust code of conduct will always display civility towards others. 

The post holder may need to support in other clinical areas within maternity to ensure safe care can be delivered to all patients. 

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria
  • Numeracy and Literacy Level 2
  • Level 3 vocational qualification or Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3; - Theoretical knowledge - Experience of a range of care and related procedures - clinical observations - knowledge of relevant legislation
  • Care certificate

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in health or social care.
  • Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in an NHS care role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alison Taylor
Job title
Antenatal Clinic manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 854705
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