# Maternity Support Worker (Community) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maternity-support-worker-community/04440d96-de46-46e4-bc82-0e05152d2a5b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maternity-support-worker-community/04440d96-de46-46e4-bc82-0e05152d2a5b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bury St Edmunds - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 - £27,476 Per Annum, Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 31.5 hours per week (Various Hours available. Includes weekend working/bank holidays. Hours to be discussed at interview.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T13:52:30.169Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Bury_St_Edmunds/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Maternity/Maternity-v8001747 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8001747?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting post that will enable you to come and see for yourself what a friendly and caring service we provide. We are looking for passionate Maternity Support Workers who respond well to change and want to help us improve the care women receive in our community service. Community Maternity Support Workers are expected to work across the West Suffolk Community geographic area. In return for your high standards and passion we can offer you an opportunity to work in: A clinical division that provides - Established and supportive multi-professional working. - A robust orientation and induction programme. - Continuing educational opportunities. - Opportunity to gain experience through working across all areas of midwifery practise ### Main duties of the job A Maternity Support Worker uses general skills to enhance the service offered to women and their families across a range of aspects of maternity service delivery under the close supervision of a registrant. Scope of role: Maternity Support Workers work alongside registered practitioners and other members of the maternity care team who provide direct delivery of care to women and their families accessing community-based services. They may undertake basic care tasks, as part of routine care for women and their babies, and for which they have been appropriately trained. Where they do so, they will follow planned care programmes whilst being closely supervised by a registered midwife or nurse. As part of their role an MSW will be required to complete a Care Certificate and other training relevant to the role (You will be paid as a band 2 until completed). The maternity service at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is evolving. Currently responsible for the care of approximately 2200 births each year, the service offers choice of care pathway, lead professional and place of birth to women primarily living in the Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Thetford, Sudbury, Haverhill and surrounding areas. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the Job Role and Person Specification, please see attached job description. Certificate of sponsorship – For your information only Please note that Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this position as it does not meet one or more of the required criteria. For more information on eligible roles please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa If you qualify for another type of visa or right to work, please ignore this information. The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible. ## Job Details This is an exciting post that will enable you to come and see for yourself what a friendly and caring service we provide. We are looking for passionate Maternity Support Workers who respond well to change and want to help us improve the care women receive in our community service. Community Maternity Support Workers are expected to work across the West Suffolk Community geographic area. In return for your high standards and passion we can offer you an opportunity to work in: A clinical division that provides Established and supportive multi-professional working. A robust orientation and induction programme. Continuing educational opportunities. Opportunity to gain experience through working across all areas of midwifery practise ## Job Description A Maternity Support Worker uses general skills to enhance the service offered to women and their families across a range of aspects of maternity service delivery under the close supervision of a registrant. Scope of role: Maternity Support Workers work alongside registered practitioners and other members of the maternity care team who provide direct delivery of care to women and their families accessing community-based services. They may undertake basic care tasks, as part of routine care for women and their babies, and for which they have been appropriately trained. Where they do so, they will follow planned care programmes whilst being closely supervised by a registered midwife or nurse. As part of their role an MSW will be required to complete a Care Certificate and other training relevant to the role (You will be paid as a band 2 until completed). The maternity service at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is evolving. Currently responsible for the care of approximately 2200 births each year, the service offers choice of care pathway, lead professional and place of birth to women primarily living in the Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Thetford, Sudbury, Haverhill and surrounding areas. ## Responsibilities For full details of the Job Role and Person Specification, please see attached job description. Certificate of sponsorship – For your information only Please note that Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this position as it does not meet one or more of the required criteria. For more information on eligible roles please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa If you qualify for another type of visa or right to work, please ignore this information. The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible. ## Person Specification ### Personal qualities **Essential** - A genuine interest in kind and compassionate caring - Flexible approach to working hours and duties - Ability to travel to rural locations to meet the needs of the role. - Able to deal with challenging situations - Able to relate to all people, valuing their individual traits that contribute to team working and the outcomes of care delivery. ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Excellent written and verbal communication - Demonstrates awareness of the 6C’s, Trust values, and Patients First Service Standards. - Able to understand the importance of how to apply person centred values in the care environment: Privacy, Dignity, Respect, Active Participation, Equality, Diversity and Confidentiality - Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean. - Ability to use computerised systems **Desirable** - Knowledge of Data Protection Act - Understanding of risk Management and health and safety issues, including safe manual handling ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Working within a hospital or caring environment - Working/Communicating with the general public - Communication with a wide range of different people including service users, carer’s and members of the multidisciplinary team - Working in a team **Desirable** - Experience of working with families, mothers, and babies ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 2 functional skills in literacy and mathematics. - 5 GCSE Equivalent OR Previous clinical experience within health and social care settings relevant to role and evidences values associated with the NHS constitution and commitment to Level 3 role development including completion of Care Certificate (12 weeks from Commencement of post) **Desirable** - Previous experience in a maternity setting ## Documents - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 267.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10325163) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.