Maternity Support Worker - Willow Team | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside & Glossop NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave plus bankH

Sick pay

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker to join the Willow Team on maternity cover until August 2027. The role focuses on providing compassionate care for pregnant people and their families, including those with complex social factors, in hospital and community settings.

You will work under supervision of midwives and practitioners, maintaining safeguarding, confidentiality and a flexible, initiative-driven approach to care across

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and safeguarding knowledge.
• Confidential handling of information and patient data.
• Reliable, initiative-taking, and team-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Support midwives across hospital, community and other settings.
• Provide individualised, person-centered care during pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey.
• Assist with administrative tasks, prepare a safe environment and perform delegated clinical duties under supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Safeguarding awareness

Confidentiality

Reliability

Teamwork

Initiative

Flexible approach

Job description

Maternity Support Worker - Willow Team | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Maternity Support Worker - Willow Team (maternity cover until August 2027)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker to join the Willow Team. You will provide care and support during pregnancy and the immediate postnatal period for individuals with complex social factors or vulnerabilities. Service users may include survivors of abuse, migrants, asylum seekers or refugees, and those affected by substance misuse, learning disabilities, or neurodivergent conditions.

We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic senior support workers who are enthusiastic to contribute to compassionate, personalised, and safe care, making a meaningful difference to both experience and outcomes.

This role requires someone who can use their initiative, adapt to changing needs and pressures, and demonstrate reliability and responsibility. You will work under the guidance and supervision—both direct and indirect—of Registered Health Professionals, so it is essential that you are motivated, collaborative, and team‑focused. Excellent communication skills, a sound understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality, and a flexible approach to work are all vital.

To assist the midwife - across hospital, community, or other settings - in providing individualised, person-centered care through physical, social, and psychological support to women, birthing people, and their families throughout the pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey.

You will provide administrative support, prepare and maintain a safe environment, and implement basic care duties, performing delegated clinical procedures under the guidance and direction of the Midwives and practitioners from the Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include;

• flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• free eye tests and health checks
• gym discount
• free bicycle loan scheme
• salary sacrifice car scheme
• support with stress
• bereavement
• relationships
• finance
• and much more

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

This advert closes on Thursday 29 Oct 2026