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The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
"Compassionate Care, Safety and Quality at the heart of everything we do"
We provide acute and specialist services from Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital. Our services include; accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. Our modern treatment centre at Mount Vernon offers routine inpatient services, diagnostics and outpatient clinics.
Our vision is: To put compassionate care, safety and quality at the heart of everything we do. We are clear that this can only be achieved by our staff, our most valuable asset. We are committed to making improvements which we will deliver through living our core values: Communication, Attitude, Responsibility, Equity and Safety - CARES. More information about our vision and values and how we build theses into our recruitment process can be found at https://www.thh.nhs.uk/about/values.php
We aim to continually improve our facilities and services and some recent improvements include: a new acute medical unit and endoscopy suite, a new specialist neuro-rehab unit, a refurbishment of our maternity unit, a new Macmillan cancer information centre as well as an award winning dementia-friendly ward for elderly people with complex health conditions.
Working with us
Our team at Hillingdon is made up of over 3000 dedicated and passionate staff who work together to deliver high levels of patient care. Our team includes medical staff, other health professionals, clinical support, corporate staff, facilities staff and volunteers to name but a few.
We value our staff and wherever possible offer flexible hours and a full range of benefits including on-site nursery facilities, child care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme, on-site restaurant with 20% discount for staff, health, fitness and shopping discounts as well as a wide range of training and career development opportunities. We are proud to say that our CQC inspection reflected the values of our caring staff and our staff survey results show that our staff look forward to coming to work here
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is very proud of its diverse workforce: our differences is what makes our Trust unique. We are an employer of equal opportunities.
As part of our values, we are committed to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. We actively celebrate colleagues’ different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Therefore, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, so as to build an organisation that represents a variety of cultures, skills and traits ’
Community Maternity Support Worker- Fixed Term
Accepting applications until: 03-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 03-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Hillingdon
- Town
- Hillingdon
- Postcode
- UB8 3NN
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 1 year (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £28,622 - £30,225 per annum pro rata incl of HCAA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Maternity
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The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).
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Job overview
Community Maternity Support Worker
CAR DRIVER WITH ACCESS TO A CAR IS ESSENTIAL
1 Year Fixed Term
We are looking to recruit friendly, professional and motivated individuals with the ability to work as part of a team and who are willing to play a key role in our maternity workforce providing high quality care.
The Duchess of Kent Maternity Unit for Women & Newborn babies is situated in Northwest London and is part of the Hillingdon Hospital. We are a busy unit with currently around 4200 births each year, with plans to expand our maternity services and we would like to offer the right individuals the opportunity to join our team.
Our Maternity Support Workers are expected to undertake those duties for which Midwifery/Nurse training and registration are not required, under the direction of a Registered Midwife or Nurse. Successful candidates for the Maternity positions will be expected to work within the community setting, and may also be required to work a combination of day and night duties.
We offer a strong commitment to professional development. Our Practice Development team provides staff with a comprehensive package of training & clinical support and all our staff are released from clinical work to attend an annual mandatory training programme.
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Clinical
To assist the registered midwife/ professional in the delivery of midwifery care.
• To communicate with the woman/birthing person, in such a way, that respects and considers their level of understanding.
• To record all care/advice given on the Trust’s electronic patient recording system and where required complete paper documentation in line with Trust policy on record keeping.
• Support with infant feeding and actively encourage and support women/birthing people who choose to breastfeed their babies in line with the Trust policy and national initiatives.
• The post holder will achieve the necessary skills and knowledge through training, to carry out phlebotomy, neonatal screening, serum bilirubin and blood glucose monitoring procedures, basic wound care amongst others.
• To have a clear understanding of professionalism and boundaries when supporting women/birthing people in their home environment.
Working for our organisation
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people,
with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic
partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the full responsibilities of a community maternity support worker.
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.
Person specification
Shortlist criteria
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE’s or equivalent including English and Maths (A-C)
- NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR equivalent
- NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care OR equivalent. Completed OR soon to complete.
- experience in a maternity unit/community or a hospital environment, which has utilised skills and knowledge that must be of benefit to the post e.g. vital signs and venepuncture.
- Experience working alongside a multi-disciplinary team.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vicky Brown
- Job title
- Community and Antenatal Clinic Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01895279465
- Additional information
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