Community Maternity Support Worker

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a skilled Community Maternity Support Worker at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves supporting midwives and caring for mothers and babies through various tasks, including blood tests and patient education. Candidates must have essential qualifications, strong communication skills, and an eagerness to work within a healthcare setting committed to fostering inclusion and diversity.

Qualifications

• Qualified as Maternity Support Worker with Level 3 or equivalent.
• Experience in maternity setting and dealing with a range of clinical commitments.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support midwives with administering care to mothers and babies.
• Perform blood tests and patient observations.
• Assist in public health promotion and maintain cleanliness.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patient Care

Education

Level 3 Vocational Qualification in Maternity Support

Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English

Completed National Care Certificate

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Community Maternity Support Worker

The closing date is 08 July 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated experienced Maternity Support Worker to support the community midwives based at Oxford Road Campus. The post involves assisting the midwives caring for women and birthing people during the antenatal and postnatal period with supervision from the midwives. You will be required to support parents to care for and feed their babies, also undertaking parent education.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to perform blood tests and observations on both mothers and babies.

You will also be expected to support the Midwives with administration eg: ordering blood tests and booking appointments.The role will also include cleaning and maintaining the environment , restocking equipment, utilising IT systems and support families in the community setting with a focus being on public health promotion.You will have excellent interpersonal skills as you will be communicating with women on the phone and working closely with the women and their families in their homes.

Candidates should expect to work shifts to cover days, weekends and public holidays. The Roster is planned to ensure fairness and to accommodate family commitments whenever possible.

Please note that we will not shortlist candidates who do not have the essential elements listed in the person specification document.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Completed the National Care Certificate
• Holds a level 3 Vocational Qualification (e.g. NVQ or Apprenticeship) in Maternity Support or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and/or experience.
• Holds Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or GCSE equivalent or undertake and achieve a pass following completion of level 1 functional skills assessment
• Worked at a Band 3 Nursing Assistant level or equivalent
• Speciality specific training and evidence of competencies being achieved and continued development

Knowledge

• Experience working in a maternity setting, undertaking a wide range of clinical commitments.
• Knowledge of Infection Control & Safeguarding processes
• Experience of working with the multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of caring for a group of patients
• Experience of dealing with patient/relative complaints as appropriate.
• Experience in supporting Quality Improvement audits and research and development activities
• Experience of working in more than one speciality within a health care environment.

Skills

• Taking and recording vital signs and other clinical skill following appropriate training and assessment and within scope of job role
• Good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Able to work as a team.
• Able to carry out routine and non-routine tasks.
• Able to work on own initiative in delivery patient care, following direction by a Registered Midwife.
• Able to relate well with patients/relatives/visitors/ Colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff
• Must hold a UK driving license, be able to drive and have access to a car for daily work
• Expanded scope of skills within maternity or health setting
• Experience of inducting, coaching and supervising junior staff

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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearPer Annum, (Pro Rata)