Maternity Healthcare Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 21.6
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This fixed-term Maternity Healthcare Support Worker role is based at Ross Lodge, Ross Memorial Hospital, supporting the Dingwall Community Midwifery Team. The successful candidate will provide administrative support to midwives, assist with midwifery clinics including phlebotomy and blood pressure checks, and support infant feeding and parent education. The role involves working unsupervised in various healthcare settings and women's homes. A full driving licence and own car are essential.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £29,103 – £31,409 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
257679
Salary:
Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
Job closing date:
13/09/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Ross Memorial Hospital
Employment type:
Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week:
21.6
Job posted date:
25/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Highland
Department:
Midwifery
Job Advert
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Senior Midwifery Health Care Support Worker to become part of the Dingwall Community Midwifery Team.
This is a fixed term, maternity leave cover post. This post is based at Ross Lodge, Ross Memorial Hospital and covers the Dingwall, Black Isle, Beauly and Wester Ross caseloads. The team provides care to approximately 350 women and their families each year.
The successful candidate will be flexible in their approach, be a good team player and have excellent time management and IT skills. This post includes providing admin support to midwives, such as e-roster, computer ordering systems, managing electronic diaries etc, support to the m
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