GR - Healthcare Support Worker - Maternity Services inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED THU 1 AUG 2024

Healthcare Support Worker - Maternity Services

Exciting opportunities are available to join the Birth Centre and Post Natal Ward (Ward 119) within the Royal Infirmary Hospital Edinburgh. We have 3x Band 3 positions available for Heathcare Support Workers and we are looking for passionate, caring, motivated people to join our highly skilled midwifery teams.

2x vacancies in the Birth Centre - hours to be discussed

1x vacancy in Ward 119 Post Natal Unit - 34.1 hours

Birth Centre

Role Includes

Support families at this special time- support when trained for breastfeeding

Clinical assistance to Maternity care Assistants, registered midwives /medical staff

Observations under the supervision of a registered Midwife

Scribing and helping at deliveries

Rotation to other maternity areas if need arises

Escorts

Helping with designated roles at emergencies

Documentation

Hydration and dietary requirements

Audits and infection control

Ward 119

   Roles Include:                     

Part of the wider Ward 119 team to ensure smooth running of the Antenatal/Postnatal Ward

Supporting families during their inpatient stay

Observations and Venepuncture under supervision (following training)

Clinical assistance to Registered Midwives, Maternity Care Assistants and Medical Staff

Supporting families with newborn care including feeding (following training)

Ward clinical duties including cleaning and making of beds & stocking up

Ensuring patients are meeting basic nutrition and hydration needs

Assisting the Multi-Disciplinary Team in emergencies

Courses available to develop your clinical skills

Ward 119 is a fast paced, 32 bedded in patient ward for antenatal and postnatal patients. We deliver high quality, individualised midwifery care to patients at any time of their pregnancy and postnatal period. Necessary training will be provided.

A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the link below:

www.jobsincare.com/job/j5rYkx80 If you are currently working within NHS Lothian in a substantive band 3 Healthcare Support Worker post, and wish to transfer to this position, an option that is available to you is the internal transfer process. Please speak to your Charge Nurse for more information: Internal recruitment application process for nursing vacancies (scot.nhs.uk)

Find out what our staff say about working in NHS Lothian at:

www.jobsincare.com/job/j5rYkx80