(*) Maternity Support Worker

VerseOne Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Maternity Support Worker to join our maternity team across mid and south Essex. You will assist qualified staff, help maintain a safe, patient-focused environment and support infection control and care delivery.

This role involves shift and weekend work, with opportunities to develop skills through training and support from the management team. Applicants should have healthcare experience and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Written and verbal communication skills required.
• Previous experience in maternity services.
• Previous experience in healthcare.
• Willingness to work shifts and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical baseline observations
• Records and documents episodes of care in accordance with Guidelines
• Liaises with other departments and members of the multidisciplinary team
• Complete further training to add additional skills to your repertoire inc infant feeding support, phlebotomy, etc

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Maternity experience

Healthcare experience

Education

Band 3 in progress

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

(**) Maternity Support Worker

The closing date is 28 October 2026

Are you caring, compassionate and hard-working? Would you like to help deliver high-quality care to babies and their families across mid and south Essex?

Then we invite you to apply to join our team as a Maternity Support Worker (MSW).

As a MSW, you will assist the qualified staff in delivering a caring and effective, patient focused service in keeping with the aims, objectives, and standards of the Trust.

You will ensure that there is a safe care environment by preparing and clearing rooms and equipment with particular reference to infection control and safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff.

You'll be a key part of the maternity team and will ensure you communicate with teammates in an open, and effective way to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers.

In return you will have the opportunity to develop skills and your career including access to great training courses and the full support of our management team.

Please note - this role involves shift/weekend work.

Main duties of the job

• Performs clinical baseline observations
• Records and documents episodes of care in accordance with Guidelines
• Liaises with other departments and members of the multidisciplinary team
• Complete further training to add additional skills to your repertoire inc infant feeding support, phlebotomy, etc

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires. for some roles i.e. roles for band 2 to 4, inclusive.

Person Specification

• written and verbal communication skills
• Previous Experience in Maternity services
• Previous experience in healthcare
• working towards a band 3

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£25,272 a yearPer annum (pro rata for part time)