Job overview

The role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to support the delivery of high quality safe care to women and their babies.  The MSW will be a competent individual, working as a member of the Midwifery team  at Wrexham Maelor Hospital,  following appropriate competency based training.  The MSW will work within in/direct supervision of a registered Midwife but still be guided by the midwife's expertise, within the remit of their role. The MSW will work with women and their families in a group setting throughout the postnatal period.

The MSW will undertake a range of duties including: personal care of women and babies, providing information and advice on self-care, infant care and initiating breastfeeding, health promotion, clerical, educational and housekeeping duties to ensure the smooth of the Midwifery team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. 

Main duties of the job

The main duties that are involved in the role are categorised into the following areas:

• helping to care for mothers and babies.
•  making routine observations on mother and babies (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturations).
• updating records and other administration tasks.
• educating parents one-to-one or in groups.
• taking blood samples for testing.
• preparing equipment.
• promoting and support breastfeeding 
• reporting issues to a Midwife
• ensuring clinical area is clean and tidy at all times.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) has all the right ingredients. BCUHB is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000 across North Wales.  Join our team and get the support that you need, inline with our Organisational Trust Vales and our Proud to Lead competence framework.

You will be part of a focus and driven team who strive to achieve the best standards to ensure that all mother's and their babies along with their families receive the best care and support throughout this special journey in their lives.  

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.