# Maternity Support Worker - Community

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southend University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 Per Annum (Pro Rata for part time)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 18 hours per week (Weekdays, weekends, bank holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T12:50:38.714Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Southend/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/MSW_Community/MSW_Community-v8256707
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8256707?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Midwifery Support Worker (MSW) will function as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the Community and Maternity unit.

A Midwifery Support Worker who:

- Behave in a professional manner and ensures effective communication with colleagues, women and their families.
- Works to promote individualised care, specific to the needs of the women and her family.
- Works in partnership with women and professionals both internally and external to the Trust to provide an effective network of care for the women in their care.
- It is expected that the Midwifery Support Worker will continue to develop their own capabilities and knowledge of midwifery support tasks in line with the Trust career pathway.

***Please note we are unable to sponsor this role***

### Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated person to join the Community Midwifery team to support the midwives with caring for women and their families in the antenatal period and following the birth of their baby.

Duties will include but not limited to:

- Assisting community midwives in antenatal clinics
- Completed new born blood spot
- Postnatal checks for Mothers/birthing people and their new born babies
- Assisting with antenatal education classes
- Feeding support
- Ordering of stock

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting new role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

### Applicant requirements

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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Car Driver

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Literacy and numeracy minimum of Entry Level 3

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of procedures and practices related to the speciality

### Communication

**Essential**

- Communicate effectively with a range of people both verbally and in writing

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Understanding of Data protection and Confidentiality

**Desirable**

- Keyboard and computer skills

### Knowledge and Experience

**Essential**

- NVQ level 3or 4 in health and Social care or equivalent qualification/experience

**Desirable**

- Previous work as Band 2 Health care assistant
- Previous work in a maternity setting

## Documents

- [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077)
- [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504)
- [behaviours framework (jpg, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880)
- [medical payscales 2/2025 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2917)
- [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979)
- [maternity support worker_maternity support worker - community - so (pdf, 752.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569830)

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