How to advertise as a newly qualified Maternity Nurse

A Maternity Nurse (aka Newborn Care Specialist) is not an aupair!
The title of Nurse is yet to be a protected title in the UK. The are moves to make this so.

Maternity Nurse, Monthly Nurse, Wet Nurse are roles that have been around for decades and longer.
Some of the people fulfilling these roles may be /may have been medically trained, but it is not a necessary component of carrying out those roles - in just the same way that a Nursery Nurse does not need to be medically trained.
They are roles/positions that are traditional(ly) titled as such in the UK.

The Nanny & Maternity Nurse agencies won’t usually register a maternity nurse who doesn’t have at least two years experience.
many Maternity Nurses begin this role with voluntary work or at very reduced rates.

Very judgemental to comment on where they live. Perhaps they live with parents/family? Perhaps they lodge or house share?
many people make huge sacrifices when studying, beginning careers, moving for work etc.

it may be worth asking the poster kindly, rather than being so abrupt/short with the poster.

Postnatal Support Worker sounds like a slightly more accurate title. The word “nurse” has very different connotations and expectations.

Is this like a mother’s help role rather than a nurse role?

OP is conveniently ignoring the hard questions like what she is actually qualified in. How are you supporting yourself in an expensive area of central London while working for free OP? Who is supporting you to go into women’s homes at their most vulnerable, and what is that person’s background? So many safeguarding red flags here. And what is wrong with your service that you don’t think it’s worth any money? Why don’t you join an agency to get experience? What is stopping you?

OP mentions she has a first aid course. So she’s not a healthcare nurse. Sounds like a nanny or doula role

I was assuming that it’s more of a nanny role rather than a healthcare role. I’d probably not use the title of nurse. As a PP said, the rules on using the term nurse have tightened up.

I have the same questions. Additionally, will you be self-employed (declaring tax etc)? And also: what will you do about indemnity insurance? Most of us qualified health professionals get this with our professional body (which we have to pay to be registered with, and which have rigorous standards and expectations around CPD / Codes of Conduct etc…. Did the course you did lead to an actual professional qualification and registration with a professional body such as NMC / HCPC etc? If not, you’re laying yourself wide open if and when something goes wrong. And at some point it will.

I am a newly qualified Postnatal Maternity Nurse Level 4 accredited by OCN
Sorry OP, but can you can explain what this role does and what the OCN is? Google says its an oncology certified nurse or open college network!
What NHS banding is it? I've worked in healthcare for 30yrs, in multiple areas and not aware of the role, nor what is covers?

Can you give lactation advice?
Sleep advice?
I know the title is postnatal, but is this also some sort of doula role?
Are you minding the baby whilst mum sleeps?
Prepping meals for mum whilst she feeds???

An online, essay based course

www.babyem.co.uk/maternity-nurse-training-online/

Wish I’d seen your post when I had a newborn! I would put up an advert at local family hubs or contact home start charity if you want to volunteer it’s nice to do it for a needy mum. But also you could still charge but cheaper for your first few.

WISH ID HAD YOU!

What is the OCN?

Are you NMC registered?
If not should you be using the term nurse?
Currently there is a move to stop/ reduce anyone not NMC register Ie actually trained in nursing from using it in a title.
Nursery nurses are being changed to early years practitioners for example around my area.