Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0468
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucester Birth Unit
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity Support Worker - Birth Unit, Band 3
Band 3
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
We are looking for dedicated, hardworking individuals who are passionate about providing the best care for mothers and their families.
The post holder will provide support to the midwifery team in Gloucester Birth Unit, as well as to mothers and their families. Working across the inpatient maternity areas, the post holder will support the midwife to provide newborn and early postnatal care. We will support the post holder to achieve this with the necessary training.
The post-holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team, including midwives, doctors, and fellow support workers, so the ability to work well within a team is vital.
This role will include shift-working, including 12hr shifts, and a mixture of days, nights, weekends, and bank-holidays in order to provide a 24/7 service to the birthing people of Gloucestershire.
Please note - this vacancy may close before the deadline if we receive enough suitable applications.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will predominantly be working on a midwife-led birth unit, providing care to the women and newborns of Gloucestershire. This is a fast-paced environment, with a dedicated team of midwives and maternity support workers. There may be times when it is necessary for the post-holder to be re-deployed to work on the Delivery Suite, Maternity Ward, or Triage. The initial training of the post holder will prepare them to be able to adapt to working across all areas of the Maternity Unit.
You will be a valued member of the Maternity team delivering personal and clinical care to mothers and babies. You’ll also be key in supporting patients with their own self-care and independence.
Working for our organisation
As our most valuable asset, we understand that happy, fulfilled staff will offer their best, and we aim to achieve this by providing a supportive team approach.
We have a large team comprising midwives, maternity care assistants, maternity support workers and obstetricians, we clearly link in with other members of the wider multidisciplinary team.
We have a comprehensive mandatory training programme including PROMPT as well as many opportunities for you to develop personally. The post-holder will be supported in their role by their fellow MSW's, midwives, and Maternity Matrons.
We recognise that some staff may experience difficult situations. To support them, we have an excellent PMA team who can offer pastoral support to all staff members.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be supporting registered midwives to deliver high quality, compassionate healthcare to women and birthing people throughout all aspects of the perinatal period. This is a busy but rewarding role, and you will be working together with your team to balance different tasks.
Your daily duties will be varied but may include:
- blood pressure monitoring
- oxygen saturation levels
- body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate for both adults and babies
- glucose monitoring for both adults and babies
- collection and testing of urine
- cleaning and preparing rooms before and after births
- removal of urinary catheters
- taking blood samples for both adults and babies
- personal care of women and birthing people
- assisting midwives with weighing blood loss during births
- personal care of babies
- infant feeding
- recording your actions accurately in relevant IT systems.
Working as part of a team and on your own, you will draw from your knowledge, skills and experience to make informed decisions and use your initiative, whilst also knowing when to seek support.
We are passionate about patient experience. We know that some people find coming into hospital difficult. Adapting how you communicate to meet the needs of patients, relatives, carers as well as colleagues with kindness and compassion is fundamental to how we work together at Gloucestershire Hospitals.
You will take care in handling patient and Trust property and may be required to order supplies and restock.
You will help to support, develop and welcome new colleagues, students and others to your area of work.
There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your needs and area of work. You will also be supported to obtain your care certificate if you do not already have this.
Additional Contact Details
Emily Bridges, Lead Midwife for Gloucester Birth Unit. [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy
Desirable criteria
- A Level 3 qualification in maternity support (this could be an NVQ, BTEC or equivalent international qualification), or willingness to undertake this qualification
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Appropriate experience in a hospital environment
- Experience of Trust IT systems
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills with a good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
- Good interpersonal skills for dealing with people internal and external to the organisation
- Ability to work flexibly within a team
- An excellent professional manner to minimise conflict, resolve queries and maintain the reputation of the organisation when dealing with members of the multi-disciplinary team and members of the public
- Understanding of information governance, confidentiality and data protection
- Ability to read notes, extract data and document accurately on the relevant systems
- Flexible and able to react to changes and methods of working
- Ability to use initiative and sound judgement when providing patient care
- Ability to move patients around the hospital in beds and wheelchairs
- Ability to handle occasional distressing circumstances and assist with providing bereavement care to women and their families
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lynsey Phillips
- Job title
- Lead Midwife for Gloucester Birth Unit
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 5523
- Additional information
Emily Bridges, Lead Midwife for Gloucester Birth Unit. [email protected]
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