Maternity Support Worker - Private Maternity
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Maternity Support Worker to join the team at The Kensington Wing, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The primary duty is to assist and support midwives and the multidisciplinary team in providing women-centred care, including working in maternity theatres and various aspects of antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care. Training will be provided, and the successful candidate will complete the 'care certificate' competency booklet. The role involves both clinical and non-clinical responsibilities, ensuring high-quality patient care and a positive patient experience.
Essential criteria
- GCSE (A-C) English and Maths or equivalent qualification
- NVQ Level 3 in Health Care or equivalent experience
- Commit to undertake in-house training
Desirable criteria
- Care certificate
- Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
- Previous experience of working with members of the public
- Maternity care experience in a hospital/birth centre
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of providing high quality care
- Experience of using hospital patient record system
- Skills and knowledge
- Approachable
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Numerate
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries
- Able to identify when to escalate issues/concerns
- Ability to work as part of team and to liaise with colleagues in other disciplines
- Demonstrate attention to detail
- IT / computer skills
- Understanding of Safeguarding issues
- Awareness of Health and safety issues
- Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentiality
- Personal qualiites
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Positive attitude to training and development
- Ability to work 24 hour shift pattern, including weekends and bank holidays
- Trust values
- Putting patients first
- Responsive to patients and staff
- Open and honest
- Unfailingly kind
- Determined to develop
- Education and qualifications
- GCSE (A-C) English and Maths or equivalent qualification
- NVQ Level 3 in Health Care or equivalent experience
- Commit to undertake in-house training
- Care certificate
- Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
- Previous experience of working with members of the public
- Maternity care experience in a hospital/birth centre
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of providing high quality care
- Experience of using hospital patient record system
- Skills and knowledge
- Approachable
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Numerate
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries
- Able to identify when to escalate issues/concerns
- Ability to work as part of team and to liaise with colleagues in other disciplines
- Demonstrate attention to detail
- IT / computer skills
- Understanding of Safeguarding issues
- Awareness of Health and safety issues
- Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentiality
- Personal qualiites
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Positive attitude to training and development
- Ability to work 24 hour shift pattern, including weekends and bank holidays
- Trust values
- Putting patients first
- Responsive to patients and staff
- Open and honest
- Unfailingly kind
- Determined to develop
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,554 – £33,270 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 9d ago · Closes in 5d
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Job summary
We are looking for Maternity support workers to join our team to support our midwifery staff and new parents. Experience is not required but will be an advantage. Training in the role will be given within work time, this role includes working in maternity theatres and all aspects of maternity care within a private maternity setting.
The Kensington Wing at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital prides itself in high quality patient care, and a 5\* patient experience.
We have a welcoming atmosphere and are progressive in our clinical care and thinking. We are known for our focus on Midwifery Led Care and work closely with our Consultant colleagues to provide this along-side Consultant Led Care.
Main duties of the job
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 care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. The employee will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working. which will include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intr
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