Midwifery Support Worker • Scunthorpe Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nMidwifery Support Worker with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust in Scunthorpe\n\n \"Maternity support workers (MSW's) assist with caring for women, babies and their families throughout their maternity journey, working under supervision and within agreed guidelines and protocols when providing care to women and their families\" (Maternity Support Worker Competency, Education & Career Development Framework, HEE) The MSW will assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care, throughout the whole pregnancy journey. Always working within the trust values. They will assist in the planning, delivery, evaluation, and implementation of agreed programmes of care/therapy under direct/indirect supervisory guidance from midwifery/ medical practitioners within agreed policies and protocols. The MSW will contribute to the overall philosophy of continually improving care to the woman and her baby The post holder is expected to undertake a set of defined clinical competencies and training in line with local and national recommendations and support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate. Support Staff Midwives/Specialist Midwives/Team leaders Obstetric team Anaesthetists Scrub Nurses Operating Department Practitioners Perinatal Mental Health Teams Social services Safeguarding Make referrals to other agencies as appropriate following consultation with the designated midwife. Provide and ensure understanding of information given to women and their families to facilitate informed choice ensuring any barriers to understanding are overcome. Act as an advocate for women and provide reassurance particularly when sensitivity is required in women with complex social needs. Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team, families, and other agencies. Keeps complete, clear, accurate and timely records, utilising digital platforms as required. Demonstrates the ability to relay relevant information to the appropriate people. Participate in health promotion activities including smoking cessation, diet, infant feeding, and parenting skills. Document clinical findings and care in patient records maintaining an accurate account of management plan with guidance from the registrant. About us For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/ In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. "}