Maternity Nurses

Maternity Nurse positions are available to those with a professional qualification or considerable newborn experience. Maternity Nurses are all very experienced, know all there is to know about new babies and are a great help and support for a short period after you and your baby return home from hospital.  They can be booked for any length of time (we recommend 4-6 weeks) and will help feed and care for your baby, and, best of all, take over completely when you need a rest.

A Maternity Nurse is expected to undertake responsibility for the care of the baby and mother and their duties include:

• Preparing all milk feeds and sterilising equipment
• Feeding the baby day and night
• Advising on breast feeding as necessary
• Washing and ironing all of baby's clothes cot linen etc.
• Bathing and changing the baby as required.
• Daily tidying all nursery
• Assisting you in establishing a routine that suits your family needs

Maternity nurses are on call for 24 hours a day either 5 or 6 days within any 7-day period, although positions can be for just days or just nights. She is entitled to at least 2-3 hours off during the day to rest or take a walk and her time off per week consists of one/two full day(s) and one/two full night(s).  As a general rule positions are booked approx. 4 -6 months in advance; however we are used to handling emergency bookings.

We place maternity nurses throughout the UK, Europe, USA, UAE and Hong Kong.

Salaries guidelines for maternity nurses

Maternity nurses are self-employed and work on a freelance basis. Salaries vary according to age, experience and qualifications and the number of babies she is responsible for, e.g. single baby, twins or triplets.

• £125-160 gross per 24 hours for a single baby
• £150-220 gross per 24 hours for multiple births
• Daily/Nightly rate £12 - £16 gross per hour

For further information about our Maternity Services including night/day maternity nurses and consultants please visit www.maternityservice.co.uk

The Nanny Service (established 1975), the Nanny Agency for London Maternity Nannies

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