Job Description

Band 3

Main area

Maternity Support Worker - St Helier

Grade

Band 3

Contract

Permanent: pro rata per annum

Hours

Part time - 30 hours per week (pro rata per annum)

Job ref

343-7224937-UB-RB-Y

Site

Epsom Hospital

Town

Epsom

Salary

29,176 - 30,225 pro rata per annum inc hcas

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

27/06/2025 08:00

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

The maternity support worker is expected to undertake an agreed range of extended skills to support the midwifery service including weekends and nights. The midwife will be responsible for all care and supervision; whilst the maternity support worker will not always work under direct and immediate supervision, the task being done must be within the framework of a care plan. The maternity support worker will be an effective member of the team and will provide support in a kind, considerate and professional manner to the woman and her family in providing holistic care. There may be occasions when the maternity support worker is required to work in other areas within the maternity department; whilst at all times working under the direction of the midwife present within the department


The Trust supports personal development and career progression.



We would like you to join us if you are hardworking, dependable and good team player.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of the inpatient Maternity team across both the Maternity ward and the Delivery suite Undertake Newborn blood spot screening and SBR tests for any eligible babies Assess jaundice in newborn babies, including performing TCB tests and commencing phototherapy Perform basic observations, urinalysis and phlebotomy if required Perform basic observations on babies and escalate any deviations from the norm when appropriate Assist with Maternity theatre cases Give competent SBAR handovers to members of the team within your remit Perform basic IT functions, documenting on our Badgernet system contemporaneously, the care given to women and babies Assist the midwife in any basic tasks that need undertaking Keeping areas and equipment clean and tidy Stocking up store rooms, rooms and trolleys with appropriate resources and equipment Support the wider team however required, eg running simple errands and telephones Work alongside the midwife to recognise those women who may need urgent attention and help escalate accordingly Assist with infant feeding, using the BFI initiatives and participating in upholding our Gold accreditation, supporting new mothers with their feeding choice Supporting women and babies in the immediate post- natal period, ensuring alongside the midwives, maternal and fetal wellbeing

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.



We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.



The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

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