Trainee Maternity Support Worker

Main area Women's Services Grade NHS AfC:
Band 3 Contract Permanent:
Band 3 - Expectation to complete Maternity Support Worker Skills and Competency Passport (12-18 months expected completion) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Employer Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bradford Royal Infirmary Town Bradford Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Closing Date: 29.10.26

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 30.10.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: w/c 02.11.26

Under the supervision of a registered midwife provide woman centred, family focussed support and care. To work with mothers and their families in the promotion of health throughout the pregnancy and childbirth journey.

This will involve being able to work across maternity services in both the hospital and community settings as a team member with other health professionals providing care for mothers, babies and their families.

Direct care of the mother and baby, family support and clerical duties under supervision of a registered midwife.

Upon successful completion of a Maternity Support Worker Skills and Competency Passport progression will occur to a Maternity Support Worker Band 3 role.

• Provide care to women and their families under the direction/supervision of a midwife.
• Work with the service towards implementing national standards and improvements in maternity care e.g. continuity of carer
• Act in a professional manner at all times
• Contribute to and maintain accurate, clear and reliable records, including the documentation of any care given to mothers and babies, including the use of electronic patients records
• Be responsible for the safe keeping and maintenance of all equipment used
• Acknowledge your personal and professional limitations, liaising with and referring to midwives and other relevant health professionals at all times
• Provide physical and emotional support for mothers and babies as part of the team with the support of a midwife and report any adverse findings to the midwife
• Following training, prepare for and perform specific delegated clinical procedures – e.g. blood pressure, pulse, temperature, urine testing, weighing mothers and babies, obtaining venous blood samples and neonatal blood tests, removal of cannula and catheters, blood glucose testing
• Ask for, listen to and value the views of women and their families regarding their birth experience, and discuss this with the midwives in order to develop the service in an appropriate, woman-centred manner

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

The jobholder must comply at all times with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the Trust’s Risk Incident Reporting System.

The jobholder is required to abide by the Trust's policies and procedures and to actively support the Trust's commitment to equality and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. All patients, staffand visitors must be treated equitably, with dignity and respect taking into account their race, gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexuality etc".