Maternity Health Care Support WorkerinSalisburyinSalisburyPUBLISHED THU 27 MAR 2025
Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustrOH9fB9A
We're looking for caring individuals who can help with daily activities such as personal hygiene, mobility support, and feeding advice. Your contribution will not only assist in the practical aspects of care, such as bathing and nappy changing, but also play a vital role in ensuring the emotional well-being of both mothers and babies. Whether you're seeking part-time or full-time hours, flexibility is key in this 24/7 environment. If you're passionate about nurturing families and keen to develop your skills, we want to hear from you. Join us and be part of a supportive community dedicated to making a positive difference every day.
To support midwives, neonatal nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team in providing quality care that is safe and effective to women and babies using the service.
To provide care to women and babies using the Maternity and Neonatal services on allocation from and under the direct supervision of a registered midwife or nurse.
To provide support to midwives in all areas of the maternity and neonatal services on completion of specific training and competence where required.
We consider both Part-Time and Full-Time applications, but you MUST be flexible and able to cover a variety of shifts, both days and night as we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
To provide care to women, babies, and their families on allocation and under the supervision of a registered midwife or nurse within the maternity and neonatal services, and on completion of training and work based learning competences.
This will include:
Assisting women and babies with all activities of daily living, including:
personal hygiene i.e. bathing, showering, nappy changing and baby bathing.
Emptying and removing urinary catheters (following completion of competency).
Maintaining mobility and movement, minimising the risk of pressure sore development by assisting women to move about whilst in bed.
o Assisting with delivery of parenting education, including baby care and safety of the newborn and feeding advice and support (following basic competence based training).
o Support and promote breast feeding in line with current advice and following training.
o Assisting with the care of women's and babies nutritional needs, i.e. serving meals and drinks and assisting with infant feeding.
o Under the direction of a midwife or nurse and on completion of mandatory training course carry out clinical observations on women and babies.
o Utilising aseptic technique to undertake: removal of IV cannula.
Accompanying and sustaining safe transfer of women and babies between wards and departments.
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