Band 3 Maternity Support Worker

Band 3 Maternity Support Worker

The closing date is 08 February 2026

The primary role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; in order to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care.

The midwife is ultimately responsible for the care of the mother and her new-born(s), and it is under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwife that the MSW assists with and provides clinical care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. The post is rotational and the employee will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working.

These settings include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care.

Do you have the required skills or qualifications to work at a Band 3 Level?

We are currently looking to recruit a Maternity Support Worker at Band
3. This is an exciting opportunity to stretch you; undertaking phlebotomy, cannulation, vital signs to mention but a few.

There is also a substantial amount of work being undertaken in transformation to progress the maternity support worker role nationally and therefore there could not be a better time to consider joining our team.

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

We are friendly unit who recognises and values their staff achievements, come and have a look.

• Demonstrate understanding of the importance of working in partnership with women and their families.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships, supports informed decision makers and respects the womans and her families wishes, with particular attention to when the family unit is separated, or mom/baby is critically ill.
• Understand the MSWs scope of practice and the importance of the role within national framework to enable working within limits of own competence and authority, escalating to the MDT to inform care planning in line with national and local guidance to avoid harm.
• Clinical skills including vital signs, venepuncture and cannulation, ECG, etc.

• 4 GCSEs (grades A-C) including English Language and Maths or equivalent (if not evidenced on application, you will not be scored)

• Must have experience working in an NHS Environment
• Previous experience within a maternity setting

• Excellent baby handling skills
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to work using own initiative
• Ability to adapt to different situations
• Ability to deal with potentially emotional situations such as babies going into care or adoption
• Ability to use persuasion, reassurance, tact, empathy and sensitivity in order to minimise parental anxiety

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata

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James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust