Diabetes Maternity Support Worker

NHS; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organisation in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a Maternity Support Worker to join its diabetes team. The role involves providing high-quality, compassionate care to individuals with diabetes during their pregnancy. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, contributing to improved patient outcomes. Competitive salary and benefits are included.

Benefits

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Gym discount

Qualifications

• Relevant experience within maternity or healthcare settings.
• Experience providing healthcare or lifestyle advice.
• Experience providing diabetes support.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care to individuals with diabetes in pregnancy.
• Plan and implement evidence-based care.
• Work alongside the multidisciplinary diabetes team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good organisational skills

IT skills

Ability to work independently

Education

GCSE Maths and English grades A-C/4-9

NVQ Level 3/Diploma in health-related subject

Tools

Electronic clinical record systems

Job description

Overview

Go back Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Diabetes Maternity Support Worker

The closing date is 13 October 2025

As we continue to expand and develop our maternity services, we have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and passionate Maternity Support Worker to join our diabetes in pregnancy team.

We are looking for a confident and compassionate maternity support worker to work alongside our Diabetes Midwives and within our multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality, safe, and individualised care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods - making a real difference to families and outcomes.

Main duties of the job

The Diabetes Maternity Support Worker will facilitate and support the delivery of safe, compassionate, person-centred care to individuals with diabetes in pregnancy.

Working alongside the multidisciplinary diabetes team, the post holder will provide

education, monitoring, and lifestyle advice to patients, ensuring effective diabetes management. They will also contribute to the improvement of patient outcomes through support, guidance, and administrative duties.

In this role you will be expected to plan and prioritise your workload, implement evidence-based care, use relevant guidance, protocols, and policies (local and national), and work within the team to contribute to care planning and review.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.Please ensure all information provided is accurate and reliable.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English grades A-C/4-9, Functional Skills Level 2
• NVQ Level 3/Diploma in health-related subject/Care Certificate

Experience

• Relevant previous experience within maternity or a similar healthcare/NHS setting
• Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public.
• Experience of providing Diabetes support.
• Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and good listening skills.
• Good standard of written and spoken English.
• Able to work independently under guidance, and within multidisciplinary team.
• IT skills appropriate to role; experience of and ability to use databases/electronic clinical record systems.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and coordinate own schedule without direct supervision

Knowledge

• Understand the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing
• Awareness of/understanding the Saving babies Lives care bundle, in particular element 6.
• Understanding of Basic anatomy & physiology, Safeguarding, Confidentiality, Trust guidelines and policies And application to practice.

Other

• Adaptable and flexible approach to work
• Understands personal and professional limits, when to escalate appropriately.

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.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearpro rata per annum