Maternity Support Worker

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 25 January 2026

There is an exciting opportunity for Maternity Support Workers to join the Acute Maternity Team. We are looking for Maternity Support Workers with previous NHS healthcare experience and who have completed a level 3 care certificate/support work programme or relevant experience.

You will be joining the team who care for patients who are pregnant, in labour and have given birth. You will support the maternity and obstetric team as well as occasionally care low risk parents and their newborn independently.

Once in post you will receive training to upskill including newborn observations, capillary blood sampling and newborn blood screening, as well as joining maternity obstetric emergency training and professional updates annually.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received

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 to provide a safe and holistic approach to birth person-centred care.

The Midwife is ultimately responsible for the birth person and their baby (s) and it is under direct or indirect supervision of the midwife that the MSW assists with and provides clinical care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training.

This post is rotational and the employee will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working. These settings include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care.

The post holder is expected to undertake a set of defined competencies. Support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate. This job description is directly linked to The Maternity Support Worker Competency, Education and Career Development Framework set out by Health Education England (HEE)

The post holder is expected to demonstrate they have the Essential person specification in line with the Job Description and undertake a set of defined competencies. Support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate.

The following tasks and responsibilities are indicative and may vary depending on the maternity setting:

• Care of the birth person
• Obstetric and neonatal emergencies
• Health promotion and screening
• Infant feeding
• Care of the newborn

• Previous experience of working with members of the public
• Previous formal maternity care experience in a hospital/birth centre
• Experience of working in an acute hospital setting

• GCSE English and Maths Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
• Level 3 qualification in Health care or equivalent experience
• Commitment to undertake in‑house training
• Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
• Care Certificate

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary to submit for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata per annum

Permanent

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Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital