Maternity Support Worker Maternity Ward

An exciting opportunity has arisen for passionate, enthusiastic and motivated maternity support workers., The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team and will be expected to contribute to the organization and delivery of clients' individual care under the direction and supervision of a registered midwife or Doctor. Also, as part of the multidisciplinary team they will be expected to provide a sensitive and caring service to women and their families.

In this post you will be required to perform a full range of manual and clerical duties and support the registered midwives in the provision of a safe and caring environment in the Maternity Ward.

The post will require you to also practice in accordance with trust standards and statutory requirements and operate within the boundaries of the role and assessed competencies.

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium sized District General Hospital based in Edmonton in Enfield, North London. We serve a diverse multicultural population largely from the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. Many of our patients live in wards that are within the 5% most deprived in the UK and a large proportion of our patients were born abroad. This makes it both a fascinating and a challenging hospital to work in.

We are primarily an emergency led hospital with more than 90% of our bed days being used for patients admitted via our emergency and ambulatory units. As well as offering everything you would expect from a major acute hospital, we have a number of tertiary services treating patients with HIV and Sickle Cell Disease and a large cancer and radiotherapy service. We also run our local community Sexual Health Clinics.

The maternity department is situated in a beautiful purpose-built building that opened in 2013. We deliver approximately 4700 babies every year in our consultant-led labour ward and our midwife-led birth centre. We provide antenatal and postnatal care both in the hospital and out in the community. We aim to provide individualised care for our high-risk and low-risk women offering specialist services as required as well as supportive care throughout pregnancy, birth and beyond.

The post holder will also be required to work day and night shifts (from 07.45h-20.15h and 19.45-08.15h respectively) including weekends and bank holidays, in all areas of the department as required.