Triage Maternity Support Worker

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

This is an excellent opportunity for band 3 Maternity Support Workers to join our maternity team in the dynamic and fast-paced Triage department.
We are looking to recruit as we develop and expand our Triage service. This is an exciting chance for caring and enthusiastic support workers to work with us as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide compassionate, personalised and safe care - making a real difference to experience and outcomes. This role requires someone who can work well using initiative, adapt to changing clinical needs and demands, and who is responsible and reliable. You will work under the guidance and direct/indirect supervision of Registered health professionals, so must be a motivated individual who can also work well as part of a team.
You will provide clinical and non-clinical support to the Triage team and offer physical and emotional care to pregnant service users and those in the postnatal period who attend the maternity triage department.
You will assist the midwife and multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in providing individualised, woman-centered care through physical, social, and psychological support to women and their families attending Maternity Triage throughout the pregnancy, labour, and postnatal journey.
You will provide clinical and non-clinical support, and implement basic care packages, undertaking delegated clinical procedures under the guidance and direction of the Triage Midwife and practitioners from the MDT.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required . These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found on this job advert.
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Please refer the Job description for details