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Job summary

Main area
Women & Children
Grade
Band 3
Contract
12 months (fixed term until 31st March 2026)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
up to 37.5 hours
Job ref
328-WAC-7117525
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

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Maternity Support Worker - Higher Level

Band 3

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic maternity support worker to work as part of our specialist community midwifery team for vulnerable women (Indigo Team). The Indigo Team provides enhanced maternity care to some of the most vulnerable women in our community and the successful applicant would work closely with the specialist midwives to provide a tailored package of care, support and education during the antenatal and postnatal periods. We believe that utilising specialist, trained maternity support workers will make a significant difference to the accessibility of services and maternity experiences and outcomes for vulnerable families.
 
The South Tees NHS Trust provides maternity services to women and families in areas which include some of the most deprived in the country and many children in this area do not have the best start in life. Our communities experience many of the issues associated with deprivation including high levels of unemployment, teenage pregnancy, substance use, crime including domestic abuse; poor population health; and high numbers of children in care and a significant number of children living in poverty. Both Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland have seen an increase in the number of children living in poverty at well above the national average.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be responsible for;

  • Providing vulnerable families personalised antenatal care, support and education to enhance their care and improve outcomes
  • Providing vulnerable families with enhanced postnatal care up until discharge from community maternity services at 28 days after birth
  • Working within the specialist community midwifery team (Indigo Team) to implement personalised support plans 
  • Working as part of the multi-agency team around the family including through safeguarding procedures
  • Signposting to community and specialist services and working within the wider multidisciplinary agencies and VCSE organisations
  • Working flexibly in the community setting
  • Advocating for women both within maternity services and the wider community including by identifying and addressing barriers to engagement 
  • Promoting physical wellbeing, such as providing aqua natal classes and walking groups
  • Delivering essential baby items and equipment sourced via local baby banks
  • Data collection and evaluation of the role throughout its implementation
  • Driving and access to own car is essential for this role

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff.  This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

·        Your Leadership Impact

·        Service Improvement for Beginners

 

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team. 

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

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.

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Numeracy and Literacy Level 2
  • Care certificate
  • 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

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
Rachel Fairbairn
Job title
Lead Specialist Midwife for Vulnerable Women
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 854880
Additional information

Work mobile: 07788335130

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone
01642 850850, ext. 57396
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