Maternity Support Worker

Job overview

The role of the Maternity Support Worker is to work in partnership with the midwife providing practical, social and emotional support to mothers and their families. The post holder will be required to undertake baseline observations, phlebotomy, and breastfeeding support as well as providing both clinical and clerical support within the department.

They will also provide health advice and information to mothers to support care of the mother and the newborn baby. There is a requirement within the department to be deployed to other clinical areas due to the needs of the service in support of smooth patient flow within the maternity unit.

We have roles available in the hospital settings. Hospital shifts include nights, weekends and days shift patterns.

Closing date: 27th April 25

Interview date: 6th May 25

Main duties of the job

We have exciting job opportunities for Maternity Support Workers to join our maternity team at Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation NHS Trust. We have positions available in the hospital settings.

Candidates will need to have successfully completed a Maternity Support Worker/Senior Nursing Assistant apprenticeship or equivalent programme and have worked as an MSW in a UK based maternity unit/hospital. Certificate of completion must be presented at interview.

You must be proficient in phlebotomy, undertaking observations such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature.

If you are an MSW you will need to demonstrate you have been trained to provide breastfeeding advice in line with the Baby Friendly Initiative. Training will be given to Nursing Assistants who meet all other criteria.

In-house mandatory updates is provided on an annual basis to help develop skills in looking after maternity patients with particular attention to their specific needs in pregnancy, labour and immediately after the baby is born. This includes supporting women to achieve successful breastfeeding and gain confidence in early parenting skills.

Your application must demonstrate reason for your application, your experience and why you have the necessary skills to be considered for the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To preserve the woman’s privacy and confidentiality at all times, with sensitivity to culture and ethnicity.

To promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self, women, their families and colleagues in the work place.

To undertake training and develop skills in care and support of women and their babies, providing support to women in public health issues e.g. smoking cessation, nutrition, exercise in pregnancy, infant feeding and helping women subject to domestic violence.

To attend mandatory training days to comply with the current Health and Safety, Infection Control, Moving and Handling, infant feeding and Child Protection Trust policies.

To attend training and develop skills relevant to the post of maternity support worker.

To have an understanding of multi professional roles in relation to maternity care within the maternity unit

Please see attached job description for full details.