Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 419-7575266-MSW-FH
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York or Scarborough Hospital
- Town
- York or Scarborough
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity Support Worker
Band 4
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
As a Maternity Support Worker, you’ll play an essential role in supporting women, birthing individuals, and their families throughout their maternity journey. Working closely with midwives and the wider healthcare team, you’ll help provide safe, compassionate, and holistic care across antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and community settings.
You’ll bring empathy, reliability, and a genuine passion for making a difference for women and their families. We’ll provide the training and support you need to grow your skills and confidence, while you help us deliver the highest standard of woman-centred care.
Join us and be part of a team that values openness, kindness and excellence for the women and families in our care.
Main duties of the job
Maternity Support Workers (MSW) assist with caring for women, birthing individuals, newborn infants and their families throughout their maternity journey, working under supervision and within agreed guidelines and protocols when providing care to women and their families.
The primary role of the 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 woman-centered care.
The midwife is ultimately responsible for the care of the mother and her new-born(s), and it is under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwife that the MSW assists with and provides care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. 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, postnatal inpatient and outpatient care and community.
To find out more about our Maternity department please visit the following link:
Working for our organisation
To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person specification
Qualifications and skills
Essential criteria
- Level 4 Maternity Support Worker Development Module (or equivalent - must be maternity specific module at level 4)
- Both Maths and English GCSE Grade 4/C or equivalent Functional Skills Level 2 qualifications, with effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Basic IT skills to digitally record observations and use applications such as email CPD and localised maternity records/systems
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 Healthcare related qualification e.g. BTEC, NVQ, T-level, apprenticeship
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- At least 1 years previous clinical experience in a Healthcare Support Worker role, preferably in a paediatric or maternity setting
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of safeguarding (adults and children)
- Experience of breastfeeding support
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Steph Carroll
- Job title
- Workforce and Retention Lead Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07823547568
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