The post is a fixed term 1 year 

Maternity Health Advisor

Location:  Newcastle (East)
Hours: 28 per week
Contract: Fixed-term, 1 year from start date 
Organisation: Barnardo's

About the role

Join a new team — the Pregnancy Anticipatory Care Service. The team will provide support for families across the city. It will be part of the Community Family Offer.

 

As a Maternity Health Advisor, you will empower pregnant people and families. You'll help them improve their health and wellbeing. You'll support and connect people with groups and services.

We're especially looking for

People who:

Identify as Black, Asian, or part of a minority ethnic group Have experience of UK maternity care, especially as migrants or non-native English speakers Understand challenges faced by families in deprived communities

Your insight can help improve maternity care.

What you'll be doing

✔ Listening and building trust
✔ Offering friendly advice on wellbeing
✔ Making home visits 
✔ Helping with things like housing, finances, loneliness or caring responsibilities
✔ Co-creating support plans
✔ Connecting people to groups and services
✔ Promoting belonging and confidence
✔ Taking referrals from maternity services
✔ Working in multi-disciplinary teams
✔ Referring people to health professionals when needed
✔ Understanding safeguarding 
✔ Following up to ensure continued support

Why this matters

The need for culturally sensitive and personalised maternity care is nationally recognised by MBBRACE-UK. It is backed up by local patient safety reviews.

"Anticipatory care helps people live well independently for longer by proactively supporting those at high risk of poor health outcomes." – NHS England, 2019

Ready to apply?

If this sounds like the right fit and your experience is what we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.