Maternity support worker | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maternity Support Worker role at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust supports midwives and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver women-centered care across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal settings. The post is rotational and training will be provided to work in different clinical environments.

Applicants will follow defined competencies; the Trust encourages development and progression and notes that interviews may be arranged after qualification checks. The closing date is 15 Oct 2026.

Qualifications

• Assists midwives and works with the multidisciplinary team to provide women-centred care.
• Rotational post with training provided for clinical settings.
• Supports progression via defined competencies and development pathways.
• Interacts with triage and infection control to maintain standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the Midwives with clinical and clerical daily running of Triage Department.
• Ensure the unit maintains a high standard of infection control.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and community services.

Skills

Clinical support

Team collaboration

Infection control

Patient education

Job description

Maternity support worker | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

The primary role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; in order to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centered care.

The midwife is ultimately responsible for the care of the mother and her new-born(s), and it is under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwife that the MSW assists with and provides clinical care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. The post is rotational and the employee will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working. These settings include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care.

The post holder is expected to undertake a set of defined competencies. Support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate. This job description may be particularly relevant to employees who are looking to progress and prepare for entry into a programme of further study or development.

Please note, qualifications may be requested prior to arrangement of interviews.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Maternity Services Maternity Support Worker Band 3

Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of working in partnership with women and their families, of providing education and resources to support informed decisions making and respecting women’s decisions.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

To support the Midwives with clinical and clerical daily running's of Triage Department.

To ensure the unit maintains a high standard of infection control

To work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and community services.

This advert closes on Thursday 15 Oct 2026