Acute Maternity Support Worker / Trainee Maternity Support Worker

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Acute Maternity Support Worker / Trainee Maternity Support Worker to join the maternity team at Derby Hospital. The role involves working across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal settings, supporting midwives and clinical staff while undertaking routine observations and administrative tasks.

Flexibility for day and night shifts across seven days is required.

Qualifications

• CARE Certificate held or by acquisition during onboarding.
• Evidence of English/Maths GCSE at grade C or equivalent.
• Health care qualification at level 2 or 3 as stated.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation and care of women requiring operative birth procedures.
• Support medical and midwifery team in delivery rooms at birth and postnatal period.
• Work on inpatient ward assisting with care and in antenatal areas.
• Conduct basic maternal and neonatal observations and venepuncture as needed.
• Assist with hygiene, nutrition and infant feeding support; maintain stock levels.

Education

GCSE English 4+/C

GCSE Maths 4+/C

Health care qualification (level 2/3)

CARE Certificate

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Acute Maternity Support Worker / Trainee Maternity Support Worker

The closing date is 16 November 2026

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.

Main duties of the job

• Assist with the preparation and care of women who require operativebirth 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

About us

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 4th 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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification.

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 AIgenerated 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.

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

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

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• CARE Certificate

General clinical experience

• Evidence of experience working in a Health Care setting

School Qualifications

• GCSE English Level 4 or above or grade C or above at GCSE/O Level or functional skills
• GCSE Maths Level 4 or above or grade C or above at GCSE/O Level or functional skills

Acute clinical experience

• Has worked in acute hospital setting providing clinical care to patients
• Experience providing clinical care to patients within a Maternity setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust