Maternity Connector

Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking passionate Maternity Connectors to assist pregnant individuals in the Tees Valley area. The role involves providing practical support for those accessing midwifery services, focused on addressing complex social needs such as debt and housing issues. Ideal candidates will possess a Level 4 qualification and have experience working with vulnerable populations. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with healthcare teams and make a meaningful impact on the wellbeing of families in the community. Applications close on March 29, 2026.

Qualifications

• Must have relevant Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience in co-producing support plans for individuals.
• Understanding of the challenges facing vulnerable pregnant people.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized support to pregnant individuals in the community.
• Help identify wider issues impacting health and wellbeing.
• Liaise with partners and community organizations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Substantial topic-based training

Experience with vulnerable populations

Education

Relevant Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

We are here to support , promote and develop voluntary and community action in Middlesbrough

Maternity Connector

PCP and County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust are seeking enthusiastic, friendly and helpful ‘Maternity Connectors’ who will provide practical assistance to people accessing Community Midwifery Team and their families. This post is for the Darlington and Newton Aycliffe area. Connectors will work closed with local people to support or strengthen their personal resilience whilst working with them on a range of topics such as general health, such as debt, poor housing and health in pregnancy. The Maternity Connector will be working with a targeted group of pregnant people who have been identified as having complex social needs, providing high intensity support.

Maternity Connectors will:

• Hold a relevant Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience
• Be able to demonstrate substantial topic-based training across a range of wellbeing and lifestyle disciplines, including mental wellbeing

Be experienced in:

• Co-producing personalised support plans aiming to enhance the person’s health and wellbeing needs
• Helping people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such tobacco dependency, debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.

If you are passionate about supporting pregnant people and working in maternity services we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications is: Sunday 29th March 2026 at midnight.

Job Purpose

Maternity Connectors will be aligned to the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust’s Community Midwifery Team. The post holder will be expected to support strengthening an individual’s personal resilience working with them to address the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and health in pregnancy. Maternity Connectors will work with a targeted group of pregnant people who have been identified as having complex social needs, providing high intensity support. This will involve supporting people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), tobacco dependency, those who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

The post holder will liaise with a variety of partners, community and voluntary organisations across the geographical patch and the wider family health team. Excellent communication skills, an understanding of the challenges facing vulnerable pregnant people, a specific interest in working with families around the wider determinants of health, and local knowledge of available services are essential to engage vulnerable pregnant people within our care. A willingness to undertake mandatory and role specific training within a specified timescale will also be essential.

Maternity Connectors key role – to provide personalised support

• Meeting people on a one-to-one basis in the community or at home where appropriate.
• Focusing on ‘what matters to me’. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a person’s assets / strengths.
• Working with individuals to co-produce a personalised health and wellbeing plan – based on the person’s priorities, interests, values and motivations.
• Encouraging self-support with people to improve their health and wellbeing in pregnancy
• Introducing people where relevant to groups activities and services, providing support to engage including peer support to attend groups where appropriate.
• Working together to identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such tobacco dependency, debt, poor housing,, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
• Helping people prepare for parenthood, develop positive parental skills through information giving and facilitating into parent programmes, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
• Working closely with the Community Midwifery Team to provide holistic care. It is vital that the post holder has a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate to refer to health professionals and what is outside the scope of their role.
• Raising any safeguarding issues aligning with CDDFT and PCP policies and procedures.

The closing date for this job is 29 March 2026 - 12:00am.