Acute Maternity Support Worker / Trainee Maternity Support Worker

Tamfol; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Derby Hospital is recruiting Acute Maternity Support Worker / Trainee Maternity Support Worker to join the maternity team. The role spans antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care, in triage, labour ward and postnatal wards.

Flexibility for day and night shifts over 7 days, including bank holidays, is required. Candidates should have GCSE English/Maths at grade C or equivalent, plus a healthcare qualification (level 2/3) and recent acute clinical experience.

Qualifications

• GCSE English/Maths grade C or equivalent required.
• Health care qualification (level 2/3) required.
• Recent experience in an acute clinical setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with care of women during antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.
• Support delivery rooms and immediate postnatal care with the medical and midwifery team.
• Undertake routine observations and basic clinical tasks when required.
• Perform venepuncture and neonatal blood sampling as directed.
• Assist with hygiene, nutrition and infant feeding support and stock control.

Skills

Maternity care

Healthcare support

Teamwork

Education

GCSE English/Maths grade C or equivalent

Health care qualification level 2/3

Job description

Acute Maternity Support Worker / Trainee Maternity Support Worker

Job Type:Permanent, Part-time, Full-time

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Derby Hospital for an experienced maternity care assistant/ health care assistant/ maternity support worker to work within maternity as part of a multi-professional team caring for women and their families in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.

The successful candidate must be able to work flexibly in a variety of maternity settings, including triage, labour ward and the antenatal/postnatal ward and involves working alongside midwives to support clinical care of women and their babies, involving undertaking routine observations as well as undertaking administrative tasks. They must also be willing to work day shifts and night shifts over a 7-day week, including bank holidays.

Applicants must have grade C or equivalent in English/Maths at GCSE level or functional skills at level 2, level 2 or 3 Health care qualification and recent experience of working within an acute clinical setting.

The successful interviewee will be required to provide evidence of these grades/qualifications prior to interview.

Assist with the preparation and care of women who require operative birth procedures.

Support the medical and midwifery team in general delivery rooms at birth and immediate postnatal period.

Working on the inpatient ward assisting with care.

Working in antenatal areas across the maternity unit.

Basic maternal and neonatal observations.

Venepuncture and neonatal blood samples.

Assist with general hygiene, nutrition and infant feeding support.

Undertake general housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness and safe stock levels.

Communicate with families and the multi-disciplinary team.

Escalate concerns to appropriate multi-professional team members.

Closing date of applications: 16 November 2026

Interview date: 1 December 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.

We are the 4 th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.

An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.

Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.

Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.

We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.

We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Visa sponsorship: Due to forthcoming changes to the UK immigration rules affecting SOC code 6131 from December 2026, we are unable to offer Skilled Worker/Health and Care Worker visa sponsorship for this vacancy. Given the time required to complete the recruitment process, NHS pre-employment checks and sponsorship requirements before the changes take effect, applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK and not require sponsorship to undertake this role.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).