Maternity Support Worker/Community Maternity Support Worker

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

Job summary

Join a leading NHS maternity service as a maternity support worker, where you'll provide compassionate care to women and their families throughout the maternity journey. With opportunities for professional development, this role demands flexibility and a passion for women's health in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Developmental training opportunities

Attractive annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Good standard of numeracy and literacy.
• Competency-based training available.
• Relevant experience in maternity or similar setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical observations and personal care.
• Support women and families in maternity.
• Assist midwives in homes and clinics.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

IT Literacy

Basic Patient Care

Education

Completed care certificate or willingness to undertake

Competency-based workbook or equivalent relevant experience to vocational level 3

Job description

Job summary

Do you have a passion for women's health and supporting women, their babies and families throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period?

Our maternity services are evolving with our plans to move to Bournemouth in 2025, we are looking to grow our team with maternity support workers.

We are looking for candidates who are prepared to work a variety of shifts including nights, weekends and bank holidays, no two days are the same in maternity and we provide a 24 hour, 365 day a year service.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

This vacancy may close early due the high interest in this role

Main duties of the job

Main duties including providing kind and compassionate care including clinical observations, infant feeding, mental health and wellbeing support, housekeeping duties.

For community duties you would need access to your own transport and will be support midwives care for women and babies in their own homes and/or in designated clinics of which all training will be given.

In the hospital setting you will be a team player, working independently within scope of job and supported by a wonderful maternity team.

If you think this role could be for you, feel free to get in touch, in return UHD can offer further developmental training and long term career opportunities with attractive annual leave allowance and other staff benefits.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Details Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

153-SP04773

Job locations

BEACH Building

Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane EAst

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW

Job description Job responsibilities

• Clinical observations
• Personal Care
• Cleaning duties and general housekeeping
• Supporting diet and nutrition
• Stock replenishment
• Signposting women and families for appropriate support
• Answering the telephone
• Escalating concern

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Job description Job responsibilities

• Clinical observations
• Personal Care
• Cleaning duties and general housekeeping
• Supporting diet and nutrition
• Stock replenishment
• Signposting women and families for appropriate support
• Answering the telephone
• Escalating concern

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Good standard of numeracy and literacy
• Completed care certificate or willingness to undertake and complete within 12 weeks of joining the department
• Completion of a competency-based workbook or equivalent relevant experience to vocational level 3.

Desirable

• Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties

Experience Essential

• Ability to adapt and learn in a health care environment
• Previous experience of working within maternity or a similar setting within the NHS
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with the public

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within a care environment/NHS
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with the public

Skills Essential

• IT literate
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
• An understanding around basic patient care
• Ability to exchange factual information accurately

Desirable

• Venepuncture and cannulation

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Good standard of numeracy and literacy
• Completed care certificate or willingness to undertake and complete within 12 weeks of joining the department
• Completion of a competency-based workbook or equivalent relevant experience to vocational level 3.

Desirable

• Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties

Experience Essential

• Ability to adapt and learn in a health care environment
• Previous experience of working within maternity or a similar setting within the NHS
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with the public

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within a care environment/NHS
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with the public

Skills Essential

• IT literate
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
• An understanding around basic patient care
• Ability to exchange factual information accurately

Desirable

• Venepuncture and cannulation

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 details Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BEACH Building

Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane EAst

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW

Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BEACH Building

Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane EAst

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW

Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)