Senior Maternity Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for two Senior Maternity Support Workers to join the Central Delivery Suite at St Michael's Hospital. The role involves supporting the multidisciplinary team in caring for women, birthing people, families, and newborn babies, including working alongside the theatre team for elective and emergency procedures. You will deliver direct patient care and support registered practitioners, with opportunities for ongoing education and development.
Key responsibilities
- Support the multidisciplinary team in caring for women, birthing people, families, and newborn babies.
- Work alongside the theatre team supporting elective and emergency procedures.
- Deliver direct care to patients and support registered practitioners.
- Carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare tasks under supervision.
- Undertake ongoing education and development to become a competent and confident carer.
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
- Be able to work as a member of a team
- Experience of time management and prioritising work
- Committed to a compassionate and caring approach to colleagues, patients & relatives
- Able to adapt quickly to changing situations
- Able to demonstrate an awareness of health care work, policies, and procedures
- Work under the guidance for a lone worker in the community in line with local policy if applicable
- Work in accordance with equal opportunity policies/procedures and promote the equality and diversity agenda of the Trust.
- Completion of Care Certificate
- 5 GCSE's or equivalent including English and Maths
- Level 3 senior healthcare support worker apprenticeship with bridging programme which includes training packages with appropriate maternity focus or equivalent level 3 qualification or Recognition of prior experiential learning as per trust guidance
- Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
- Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
- Committed to providing high quality patient care
- Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard Maternal Observations, Neonatal Observations, venepuncture, Neonatal blood via heel prick, ECG
- IT skills, basic word, Email, keyboard skills
- Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames
- Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/unit dependant on clinical need
- Able to demonstrate calm, caring patient manner / attitude
- Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting
- Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role
Desirable criteria
- Access to a car and holds a full Uk driving licence
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 10d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
St Michael's Hospital has an exciting opportunity to recruit two Senior Maternity Support Workers (MSW) to join our Central Delivery Suite. This will involve supporting the multidisciplinary team to care for women and birthing people as well as families and their newborn babies. Working on Central Delivery Suite will also involve working alongside the theatre team supporting elective and emergency procedures.
These positions are full time and fixed term until the end of March 2027.
Are you looking for the exciting opportunity to join our innovative, friendly and supportive team here at UHBW? Are you able to demonstrate compassion, enthusiasm and confidence? Can you provide the highest standard of care, prioritising work under pressure? Do you have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written?
If yes, this may be the job for you.
This is your opportunity to join us on our journey and become a part of our talented and passionate team.
We want all our Maternity Support Workers to become successful, competent and confident carers so we are committed to ensuring the ongoing education and development for individuals on a wide range of skills and knowledge with opportunities to develop.
Main duties of the job
A Senior Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is a core member of the team delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitio
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