Maternity Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
HiveMind found a sponsorship-friendly statement in the source advert welcoming applicants who require a visa. Always confirm on the source before applying.
“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
As a Maternity Support Worker (MSW) at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, you will provide direct clinical care to women and babies across maternity services, including postnatal wards, SCBU, and community hubs. You will act as a point of contact and support for families, offering clinical, physical, psychological, and emotional care. Working under the indirect supervision of a midwife, you will promote individualized care, advocate for women, and participate in data collection and national health initiatives. This role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to ensure positive client experiences and promote the well-being of mothers and babies.
Key responsibilities
- Provide direct delivery of clinical care to all women and babies accessing maternity services.
- Act as a point of contact/support for women and their families, offering clinical, physical, psychological, and emotional care.
- Provide appropriate information and signpost to wider support organisations where necessary.
- Report to registered practitioners where planned delegated care has been provided.
- Participate in the collection and recording of written and electronic data, in line with Trust guidelines and policies.
- Identify and escalate deviations from normal when undertaking care.
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSEs or equivalent
- Level 2 healthcare or equivalent
- Clinical NHS healthcare experience
Desirable criteria
- Clinical experience
- Completion of care certificate
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.
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Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Maternity Support Worker
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
A MSW is a Senior Care Support Worker who:
1. Behaves in a professional manner and ensures effective, sensitive and empathetic communication with colleagues, women, and their families.
2. Works to promote individualised care, specific to the needs of the woman and her family, acting as her advocate within the multidisciplinary team in the absence of the midwife.
Whilst working under the indirect supervision of the designated midwife/neonatal nurse and part of a multidisciplinary team, undertakes the direct care and appropriate interventions to maximise a positive client experiences and promote the physical and mental health and well-being of the mother and baby.
Participates in the collection and recording of written and electronic data, in line with Trust guidelines and policies.
Works in partnership with clients and professionals both internally and external to the Trust to provide an effective network of care for the clients in their care.
Identifies and escalates deviations from normal when undertaking care.
Participates in delivering national health objectives and initiatives.
Acts as an advocate for the department, in promoting respectful and flexible team working across areas.
Who proactively, consistently, and meaningfully demonstrates the Trust v
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