Maternity Support Worker | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Maternity Support Worker to assist community midwives at Wythenshawe Hospital. The role involves performing blood tests, supporting midwives, and fostering family education in a supportive, diverse environment. Successful candidates will exhibit excellent communication skills and a commitment to quality care, with shifts covering all days and public holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience in maternity care or related field.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for communication with women and families.
• Ability to work shifts covering days, weekends, and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Perform blood tests and observations on both mothers and babies.
• Support Midwives with administration tasks.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the environment.

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated experienced Maternity Support Worker to support the community midwives based at Wythenshawe Hospital. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 e.g. ordering blood tests and booking appointments.
• The role will also include cleaning and maintaining the environment, restocking equipment, utilising IT systems and supporting 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.

Requirements

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

About MFT

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider and are committed to equality of opportunity and diversity.

Diversity & Application

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. 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. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [e-mail].

Important

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025.