Maternity Support Worker

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maternity Support Worker to work with the team throughout the acute maternity unit in Withybush General Hospital. The role involves working alongside the team undertaking delegated duties with minimal supervision of a registered midwife and completion of core skills and competencies. You will provide direct and indirect care to mothers and their families within the antenatal clinic.

The successful candidate will implement care and support for women and their families under the direction of a registered midwife.

You will be responsible to undertake clinical tasks under the supervision of a midwife, measuring and recording vital signs, performing urinalysis, co-monitoring, height, weight and BMI checks and venepuncture. You will also be responsible for the smooth running of clinics by managing essential administration duties. Provide information and practical support to women to support feeding choices i.e. benefits of breastfeeding, safe and responsive feeding, in the antenatal period.

Work as part of the midwifery and wider multi-disciplinary team providing kind, compassionate, respectful person and family-integrated care to babies, parents, and families. Assist other health professionals in the promotion of wider health issues such as advising and promoting the benefits of responsive infant feeding, safe sleeping practices, good sexual health and contraception.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals:
  Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth;
  Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen;
  Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals:
  Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire;
  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres:
  Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services