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Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Upton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Maternity Support Worker for the Antenatal Clinic Outpatient Department in Upton. The role requires compassion, autonomy and teamwork to support women and families with high-quality care alongside the midwifery team and the wider medical team.

Key duties include assistingMidwives and Doctors, implementing care plans, and performing delegated tasks such as documentation, phlebotomy and sample collection while adhering to

Qualifications

• Experience in maternity care is desirable.
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support Midwives and doctors to ensure optimum care.
• Undertake delegated duties including recording patient details and measurements.
• Perform phlebotomy, collect samples, and record observations as directed.

Job description

Maternity Support Worker | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maternity Support Worker to join the team within the Antenatal Clinic Outpatient Department.

You must be experienced, enthusiastic, caring and must be able to work autonomously, as well as part of a team providing women and their families excellent clinical care alongside the midwifery team and the wider medical team.

Your role will include:

• Supporting Midwives and Dr's to ensure all women receive optimum care.
• Implementing plans of care to pregnant women, within the Hospital setting.
• Performing a range of delegated patient duties including recording and documenting patients details in there pregnancy notes and on computer.

Your main duties will include;

• To undertake safe phlebotomy practice as requested by the Midwife, work autonomously performing blood sample procedures including Glucose Tolerance Testing.
• At the request of the Midwife, perform and record physiological measurements and report accurately to the Midwife.
• Obtaining samples at the request of a Midwife or Doctor, including wound swabs and urine specimens.
• To have an awareness and recognition of safeguarding issues and domestic violence issues and report these concerns to appropriate health professionals.
• To have an awareness of the infection control policy and how to minimise risk.
• To be involved with cleaning and infection control in the department.
• To chaperone medical staff.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations within the remit of the MSW role.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies, Standard Operating Procedures and clinical guidelines.

The successful applicant must be passionate about providing care and support to women and their families during pregnancy.

You will need to demonstrate your commitment to ongoing professional development within your role, with a commitment to working as part of a team and willing to demonstrate a high standard of evidence-based care in line with local and national initiatives.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

The successful candidates will be working within the Antenatal Clinic Outpatient Department, Maternity Triage & Day Assessment Unit.

You will be supporting Midwives and Dr's to ensure all women receive optimum care, implementation of care and a range of designated patient duties to include clinical care and the recording of patient details/records.

This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Sep 2026

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Maternity Support Worker | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro-rata

Hours: Part-time

Location: Upton, Wirral, CH49 5PE

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 26 Aug 2026

Closing date: 25 Sept 2026

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maternity Support Worker to join the team within the Antenatal Clinic Outpatient Department.

You must be experienced, enthusiastic, caring and must be able to work autonomously, as well as part of a team providing women and their families excellent clinical care alongside the midwifery team and the wider medical team.

Your role will include:

• Supporting Midwives and Dr's to ensure all women receive optimum care.
• Implementing plans of care to pregnant women, within the Hospital setting.
• Performing a range of delegated patient duties including recording and documenting patients details in there pregnancy notes and on computer.

Your main duties will include;

• To undertake safe phlebotomy practice as requested by the Midwife, work autonomously performing blood sample procedures including Glucose Tolerance Testing.
• At the request of the Midwife, perform and record physiological measurements and report accurately to the Midwife.
• Obtaining samples at the request of a Midwife or Doctor, including wound swabs and urine specimens.
• To have an awareness and recognition of safeguarding issues and domestic violence issues and report these concerns to appropriate health professionals.
• To have an awareness of the infection control policy and how to minimise risk.
• To be involved with cleaning and infection control in the department.
• To chaperone medical staff.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations within the remit of the MSW role.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies, Standard Operating Procedures and clinical guidelines.

The successful applicant must be passionate about providing care and support to women and their families during pregnancy.

You will need to demonstrate your commitment to ongoing professional development within your role, with a commitment to working as part of a team and willing to demonstrate a high standard of evidence-based care in line with local and national initiatives.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

The successful candidates will be working within the Antenatal Clinic Outpatient Department, Maternity Triage & Day Assessment Unit.

You will be supporting Midwives and Dr's to ensure all women receive optimum care, implementation of care and a range of designated patient duties to include clinical care and the recording of patient details/records.

This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Sep 2026

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