Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 2/3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-E-259024
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Rosie Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £24,465 - £26,598 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/09/2025
Employer heading
Maternity Support Worker - Rotational Maternity Services
Band 2/3
Job overview
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; in order to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care.
The role includes working within local and national guidelines that enables individuals to provide safe and excellent care to our service users. There will be training and development opportunities for post holders who wish to progress within this career.
You will proactively, consistently and meaningfully demonstrates the Trust values in their day to day interactions with colleagues and service users.
You will be recruited at Band 2 if you have not yet completed CUH HCSW induction which includes completion of the Care Certificate and Competencies. Once completed you will move up to Band 3. If you are currently working in a support worker role and have therefore completed these, you will be recruited as Band 3
The process for functional skills has now changed, this is conducted as a second interview on TRAC following any applicant that is successful at their initial interview. This is organised by recruitment and you must achieve a pass rate of at least 50% to receive a conditional offer. This process applies to anyone that is not currently working as a Support Worker at CUH.
Main duties of the job
The MSW will work alongside Midwives and other health professionals in the provision of safe and excellent care to women and their babies. The MSW will receive relevant training and once deemed competent to do so, will have an array of skills to support midwives, some of the skills are listed below:
Ensuring the clinical areas are stocked, clean and ready for use, ensuring equipment is safe and PAT tested, clinical observations of mother and baby, venepuncture and cannulation, feeding support including breast and bottle, diabetes care, promotion of health education, emergency care including new born life support among many other skills/duties.
The MSW will work on a rotational basis gaining clinical competence around the maternity unit enabling them to become multi skilled and high functioning MSWs.
There is an opportunity to undertake the MSW apprenticeship through Dynamic.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
• As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position
• Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 8th September 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 18th September 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE or equivalent in health related subject (Grade 4 or above)
- Literacy and Numeracy (level 2) or equivalent e.g. Maths/English GCSE grade 4 or above/willing to work towards and achieve within 6 months of commencing the Band 3 role
- Care certificate or commitment to complete this upon employment
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 Diploma, B-tech in health and social care or equivalent in a health related subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working with members of the public in a health related setting
- Experience of working with families and or children
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a maternity setting and aware of the principles of woman and family centred care
- Previous NHS experience
- Understand NHS/Social care systems
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understands the importance of the 6Cs and the NHS Constitution
- Understands clinical risks regarding Infection Control
- Recognise the extent and limitations of own and others competence
- Use own initiative, recognising when to escalate concerns to a senior member of staff
- Understands the importance of consistently providing individualised care based on current research and evidence
- Demonstrate awareness of the needs of area specific patient group
- Basic anatomy and physiology
- Awareness of National and local priorities and initiatives
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users and their families, with varying levels of understanding.
- Self motivated
- Flexibility and team participation
- Basic IT skills- ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop
- Demonstrates effective application of problem solving and planning skills and a broad skill base related to their practice
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
- Familiar with Microsoft Office and excel
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent
- The applicant is motivated to continue personal development and development of new skills sets, as required by the service
- The applicant has a good attendance record in previous jobs/ training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
.png "NHS Rainbow badge")
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Brinkler
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Midwifery & Gynaecology
- Email address
- [email protected]
List jobs with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Nursing and Midwifery or all sectors