Maternity Support Worker Community

We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring Maternity Support Worker to join our highly skilled and multi-disciplined team within our Community Maternity Service Department, providing outstanding care to women and their families. Being a Maternity Support Worker, is a truly remarkable and rewarding career and here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to be able to facilitate an average of 5500 births per year. In addition to our hospital based maternity services, we are lucky to have standalone birth centres, co-located units and home birth options for our community.,

• Under the supervision of registered health care professionals assist the healthcare team with the provision of clinical care for a defined group of patients
• Ensuring that always you act within your sphere of competence
• Provide care to patients to maintain their personal hygiene and physical comfort ensuring that their privacy and dignity is always maintained. Ensure that patient experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with respect, dignity, and courtesy in accordance with Trust Values
• Recognise patient's needs and changing condition and respond appropriately and effectively
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for patients and ensure follow Trust Policy regarding Infection Control and Prevention
• Record and report information onto patient administration systems in written and electronic format, including assisting generic admin duties to assist the team
• Always promote and demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication with patients, relatives and colleagues recognising the need for tact, consideration and confidentiality
  
  Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.