11 September 2024
I am pleased to share the next date for the Maternity Services open day, which will take place on Saturday 28 September 2024, 10am-3pm at the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre, part of the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.
Throughout the day, there will be hourly guided tours through our Antenatal Ward, Delivery Suite, Midwife Led Unit and Postnatal Ward, offering an opportunity to meet maternity services teams, ask questions and watch simulation training.
Alongside this, there will be information stalls on areas including antenatal and postnatal care, labour and birth. Our teams will be joined by the Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, who will be on hand to provide support and information for those interested in getting involved with shaping maternity services here at SaTH.
Those interested in attending the event can turn up on the day. For more details please visit: https://www.sath.nhs.uk/news/maternity-services-open-day-announced/
Keeping with maternity services, applications for the next cohort of the Trust’s Maternity Volunteer to Career (Vtc) Programme are now open.
This is a great opportunity for people to gain experience in maternity and attend training sessions with clinical leads to develop their skills and knowledge. You do not need previous experience or qualifications to apply. As well as volunteering within the clinical setting, the group will have a number of evening masterclasses, including interview preparation, a communication workshop, simulated training and 1:1 career conversation.
To date, the programme has enabled over 80% of participants to get paid employment at the Trust or train in a health-related course.
The closing date for applications is Monday 30 September 2024. If you are interested in joining the programme and reading success stories from previous volunteers, visit our website: www.sath.nhs.uk/working-with-us/volunteering/volunteer-to-career-programme.
Finally, good luck and thank you to all our SaTH Charity runners taking part in Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon on Sunday. We have 7 fantastic runners taking part, all raising money for incredible services within our hospitals.