# Maternity Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maternity-support-worker/69b5f081-0d58-4b4b-a536-e9b6317e5744 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maternity-support-worker/69b5f081-0d58-4b4b-a536-e9b6317e5744.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Across East Lancashire Sites - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 36 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T12:50:42.795Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Across_East_Lancashire_Sites/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Family_Care/Family_Care-v8240979 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8240979?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our maternity team as a band 2 Maternity Support Worker at Burnley Birth Centre. We are looking for enthusiastic motivated and caring individuals who want to enhance the experience of the families who use our services. Working across inpatient and outpatient services alongside Midwives and Doctors to deliver women centred, holistic and personalised care. ### Main duties of the job The scope of the role and the job description for the post is aligned with the national maternity support worker competency, education and career framework and enables opportunities to develop on an exciting career pathway. The successful applicant will support the maternity teams, undertaking a range of clinical skills such as maternal and neonatal observations and providing care to women and babies. Be responsible for the stocking and cleanliness of the area with particular reference to infection control, health and safety and audit. This includes bed spaces or consultation rooms and also attending to the nutritional needs of the woman and her baby. This will also include offering infant feeding support for which mandatory training will be given. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Part of your working day may also include working within, IT and ELHT Electronic Patient Record systems, and will involve covering some clerical duties, tracking case notes, filing, answering calls, inputting data and notes scanning. The candidate must display excellent communication skills at all times and must be keen to learn and display the correct attributes. ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Able to work the hours required by the needs of the service including evenings , nights and weekends where necessary. **Desirable** - Experience of working shift patterns ### Skills **Essential** - Able to read/write basic English - Basic numeracy - Basic computer /IT skills - Ability to perform physiological observations on adults **Desirable** - Experience of working within care setting/hospital environment ### ATTRIBUTES **Essential** - Have a sympathetic/sensitive approach and be able to speak effectively to staff, colleagues and patients. - Able to listen effectively - Ability to use own initiative - Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team - Ability to prioritise - Carry out basic interventions as delegated by the Multi professional team and as agreed by local protocols - Able to perform a limited range of duties - Able to understand and comply with detailed procedures - Ability to escalate any issues or complaints - Understand how to deal with and manage confidential information **Desirable** - Customer care experience - Understanding of how to follow a care plan. - Understand the rationale for risk assessments ### Experience **Essential** - Knowledge of NHS values **Desirable** - Previous experience in a similar role ### Qualifications **Essential** - Commitment to development within role including completion of Care Certificate (within 12 months of appointment) **Desirable** - NVQ 2 in relevant subject - GCSE Grade D/3 In English and Maths or equivalent qualification ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761) - [band 2 person spec (pdf, 259.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10551857) - [band 2 job description (pdf, 453.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10551856) - [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405) - [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494) ## 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.