# Maternity Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
- **Location:** Lister Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Maternity support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-05T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22T14:00:43.643Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Stevenage/East_North_Hertfordshire_Teaching_NHS_Trust/Maternity/Maternity-v8306122
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8306122?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are recruiting for a Maternity Support Worker who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will provide direct delivery of clinical care to all patients and babies accessing maternity services.

Based within specialist and integrated teams such as theatres, foetal medicine and community hubs.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

### Main duties of the job

You will ensure effective communication with colleagues, patients, and their families.

You will work to promote individualised care, specific to the needs of the patient and their family, acting as her advocate within the multidisciplinary team in the absence of the midwife.

Whilst working under the supervision of the designated midwife and part of a multidisciplinary team, undertakes the direct care and appropriate interventions to maximise a positive client experience and promote the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the patient and baby.

You will participate in the collection and recording of written and electronic data, in line with Trust guidelines and policies.

You will work in partnership with clients and professionals both internally and external to the Trust to provide an effective network of care for the clients in their care.

You will act as an advocate for the department, in promoting respectful and flexible team working across areas.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) can aid you in completing your application, these tools cannot fully grasp the context of requirements of the job you’re applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge and experience. Please ensure you have checked your application before submitting it.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

### 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**

- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with service users and their families, with carrying levels of understanding
- Self-motivated
- Flexible and good Team Participation
- Basic IT skills – ability to use Keyboard or willingness to develop
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting

**Desirable**

- Familiar with Microsoft office

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Understanding of the requirements of the role
- Understanding of NHS issues

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day

### Qualifications/Training

**Essential**

- Basic education
- GCSE Grades A-C or equivalent in English and Math’s
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- Minimum Level 2 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy

**Desirable**

- Care certificate

## Documents

- [msw jd (pdf, 703.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10625955)
- [additional role expectations (pdf, 104.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10673892)
- [showcasing our teaching commitment (pdf, 5.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2905)
- [must read guidance notes - application forms (pdf, 91.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=549)
- [policy statement - recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=551)
- [guidance on secondments for internal applicants (pdf, 101.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2748)
- [guidance notes for applicants - how your data is used and stored (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=550)

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