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Maternity support workers are the frontline of a family's journey through pregnancy, childbirth and the first few days of birth.
There are no set entry requirements for MSWs. Employers expect a good standard of numeracy and literacy and may ask for GCSEs or equivalent and a qualification in health and social care, nursery nursing or childcare such as CACHE, NNEB, BTEC or NVQ. They usually ask for experience of working with children and families. This can be either or paid or voluntary work. There are often posts advertised for midwifery assistants and maternity healthcare assistants which could enable you to gain experience to apply for positions as an MSW. You will get the training you need to do the job and may be offered the chance to study for qualifications such as an apprenticeship as a healthcare support worker, the NCFE CACHE level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services or the NCFE CACHE level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support.Clinical support staff working in the NHS are paid on the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system. As a maternity healthcare assistant, you will typically start on AfC band 2 or 3. With experience and further training, you can apply for posts as a maternity support worker at band 4. MSWs in the NHS work standard hours of around 37.5 a week. They often work shifts, which could involve nights, early starts, evenings and weekends. Terms and conditions will usually be different for clinical support staff working outside of the NHS.You'll need to be caring and patient, able to work with people from all walks of life, accepting of other peoples lifestyles, physically fit, flexible and adaptable to deal with unpredictable situations, able to follow instructions and procedures, willing to be present at childbirth, able to work under pressure, able to deal with other people’s emotions. You'll also need excellent communication and organisational skills.With experience you could become a senior support worker. You could apply for other jobs in the wider healthcare team or apply to train as an assistant practitioner, midwife or nurse.Related roles
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Doctors in nuclear medicine use radioactive substances to examine, diagnose and treat patients with life-threatening or chronic conditions.
Training usually starts with a five year first degree in medicine. 2 years foundation doctor training, 2 years core training (CT1-2), followed by 6 years specialists training (ST3-8). This period of training will include your royal college exams. Length of training can vary according to your circumstances.Doctors may work up to 48 hours a week. The working hours may sometimes extend beyond the normal working day to include early mornings, evenings and weekends. You’ll first earn a salary when you start your foundation training after medical school. The basic salary ranges from £29,384 to £34,012. Once you start your specialty training as a doctor in nuclear medicine employed by the NHS, you can expect to earn a salary of at least £40,257, which can increase to between £84,559 and £114,003 as a consultant.You'll need excellent communication skills to manage a wide range of relationships with colleagues, and patients and their families. You'll be emotionally resilient, have excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills and work well in teams and under pressure. You'll also be very organised for the benefit of patients.In 2021, there were 63 consultants in nuclear medicine in NHS England. In addition, there were 16 applications for three specialty training places. You could specialise or conduct research or teach medical students and postgraduate students in training. -
Our nursery nurses and nursery assistants look after pre-school age children in NHS hospitals.
There are no set entry requirements for nursery assistants. Employers expect a good level of literacy and numeracy and may ask for GCSEs or equivalent qualifications. Employers may ask for a childcare qualification such as NVQ or BTEC and usually expect some experience of childcare, which could be voluntary or paid, including experience within the family or babysitting. Apprenticeships in a childcare related role are sometimes available. Nursery nurses usually have level 3 qualifications in childcare or early years. Nursery assistants who do not have a childcare qualification will be encouraged to study for an NVQ, certificate or diploma. Both nursery nurses and nursery assistants may be offered the chance to study for further qualifications.Nursery staff working in the NHS are paid on the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system. As a nursery assistant, you will typically start on AfC band 2. As a nursery nurse, you would start at band 3 or 4. With further training and experience, you could apply for more senior positions - typically at managerial level - at band 5 or above. Nursery nurses and nursery assistants in the NHS work standard hours of around 37.5 a week. They may work shifts including early starts and evenings. Terms and conditions will usually be different for nursery staff working outside of the NHS.As a nursery nurse or nursery assistant, you'll need to be caring and kind, interested in working with children, imaginative and fun, approachable and reassuring, willing to work with parents and carers, health and safety conscious and aware of child protection and safeguarding. You'll also need excellent communication skills, including listening, with adults and children, good organisational and observational skills.You could specialise in an area of childcare, such as special needs. With experience and further qualifications, nursery nurses can become managers of a nursery or project. They could progress further to become responsible for childcare provision in an area or NHS trust. Nursery assistants can apply to train as nursery nurses. Provided they have the qualifications required for entry, nursery nurses and nursery assistants can apply to train as a nurse or midwife.