Senior Maternity Support Worker

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Senior Maternity Support Worker (MSW) to join our maternity services. You will provide compassionate care to women and birthing people, supported by a skilled team across inpatient, delivery, antenatal and postnatal settings.

The role involves working across shifts, including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays, with a focus on safeguarding, dignity and patient-centred care.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or social care settings.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct care to patients and support registered practitioners.
• Carry out clinical and non-clinical tasks under supervision.
• Work across maternity areas as required to support safe patient care.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Compassion

Education

Care Certificate

GCSEs including English and Maths

Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship

Job description

Main area Senior Maternity Support Worker Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Shift work including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.) Job ref 387-W&C4058-JJ-B

Employer Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Michael's Hospital Town Bristol Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

Senior Maternity Support Worker

Band 3

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

Are you looking for the exciting opportunity to join our innovative, friendly and supportive team here at BFT? Are you able to demonstrate compassion, enthusiasm and confidence? Can you provide the highest standard of care, prioritising work under pressure? Do you have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written?

If yes, this may be the job for you.

This is your opportunity to join us on our journey and become a part of our talented and passionate team. This is an exciting opportunity to be aSenior Maternity Support Worker (MSW) in Maternity services.

Within our services, we have opportunities to work in the Inpatient antenatal and postnatal ward, Central Delivery Suite, Antenatal Clinic (outpatient) Community and the Maternity Triage Unit.These roles will involve supporting the multidisciplinary team to care for women and birthing people as well as families and their newborn babies. Each area within Maternity has something different to offer for example, working on Central Delivery Suite, you will work closely with the theatre team to support elective and emergency procedures. Whereas in Antenatal Clinic or the Community, you may be running your own clinic.

We want all our Maternity Support Workers to become successful, competent and confident carers so we are committed to ensuring the ongoing education and development for individuals on a wide range of skills and knowledge with opportunities to develop.

Main duties of the job

A Senior Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is a core member of the team delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan.

You will carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare, or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner, in accordance with the Trust values.

There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your needs. Training will be provided to ensure you have the required core skills and skills set specific to your area of work. You will also be supported to obtain your care certificate if you do not have this qualification.

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:

• More opportunities for ourPeople
• Fairer more consistent care for ourPopulation
• Best Value for Public Purse

Our vision for five years from now:

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working , training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about the job role and main responsibilities, please see the document attached to this advert.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
• Be able to work as a member of a team
• Experience of time management and prioritising work
• Committed to a compassionate and caring approach to colleagues, patients & relatives
• Able to adapt quickly to changing situations
• Able to demonstrate an awareness of health care work, policies, and procedures
• Work under the guidance for a lone worker in the community in line with local policy if applicable
• Work in accordance with equal opportunity policies/procedures and promote the equality and diversity agenda of the Trust.
• Access to a car and holds a full Uk driving licence?

Qualifications and Training

• Completion of Care Certificate
• 5 GCSE's or equivalent including English and Maths
• Level 3 senior healthcare support worker apprenticeship with bridging programme which includes training packages with appropriate maternity focus or equivalent level 3 qualification or Recognition of prior experiential learning as per trust guidance

Skills and Abilities

• Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
• Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work, policies, and procedures
• Committed to providing high quality patient care
• Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard Maternal Observations, Neonatal Observations, venepuncture, Neonatal blood via heel prick, ECG
• Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames
• Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/unit dependant on clinical need
• Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting
• Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

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The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Bristol NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.