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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-7868475UCGB3-MSW
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Reading
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata for part time candidates
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Maternity Support Worker

Band 3

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

An opportunity has become available for an experienced health care assistant to work within our hospital midwifery team.  The maternity support worker will be providing care to women and their families  in the postnatal period and supporting midwives providing antenatal care. This is a great development opportunity for band 2 support workers to gain some extra experience.

Good communication skills are essential and also a willingness to embrace change and be passionate about offering a good quality service supporting women in their choices.

Candidates should have recent/current experience in healthcare at band 2 or above . Completion of Trust's band 2 Care Competencies (Care Certificate) or equivalent level of competence is required for this role.

 

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support to a maternity team, mothers and their families. He / She will carry out assigned tasks involving direct care including information giving, guidance and reassurance, assistance and support to women and their families to improve the quality of care as planned by the midwife. Candidates will be required to work on calls to support the service and provide care to women/birthing people. The post holder will be expected to supervise and guide less experienced staff. 

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for the population of Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and the towns and villages of West Berkshire. 

At our heart we are a local hospital that works with NHS and social care partners to provide excellent healthcare services for over 500,000 people who currently live in our catchment area. We also provide specialist hospital services beyond the county’s borders.

We employ more than 5,500 staff from 39 different nationalities and deliver care from a network of facilities across sites in Bracknell, Henley-on-Thames, Reading, Thatcham and Windsor.

Each year we are responsible for efficiently and effectively spending more than £400m of NHS resources on the services we provide.

As a founder member of the Berkshire West Integrated Care System, we are one of NHS England’s demonstrator sites for integration between primary, community, mental health and acute healthcare services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Health Care Support Worker should complete the Care Certificate providing that care has been assessed against a specific set of standards and has demonstrated that they have the skills, knowledge and behaviours to ensure they provide compassionate and high quality care and support (HEE, Skills for Health & Skills for Care, 2015).

Provide support for women with infant feeding including breast feeding.  Provide advice and recognise correct attachment. Teach mothers how to hand express breast milk.  Support women experiencing difficulties. Provide support for women/birth people with formula feeding including how to prepare formula feeds. 

To be able to achieve the competencies in relation to supporting the midwives  support women/birth people in the birth process as described in the development passport for band 3 maternity support worker

Assists in the monitoring and maintenance of the health, safety and security of self and others in work area. The post holder must ensure that he/ she works within risk management/ occupational health legislation and Trust procedures for safe working practices.

Demonstrates a commitment to continued personal development. Works towards completion of Trust’s Maternity Care Assistant Competency Framework within an appropriate timescale.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Basic Numeracy & Literacy
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ level 3 in promoting care or promoting independence

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience as an HCA/MCA in a community or hospital setting
Desirable criteria
  • Infant feeding experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early due to the application cap imposed.
Candidates to be capped at 30 applications for each whole time equivalent position being recruited to.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Bethany Swanson
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 8936
Additional information

 

 

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