Senior Maternity Support Worker

Job overview

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for  passionate and committed Band 4 Senior maternity support workers (MSW) to join our substance misuse and safeguarding team.

Level 4 MSWs support the delivery of integrated maternity services to women and their families during pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. The role holder will liaise with a number of community and hospital-based services to enhance the service offered to women and their families through the direct delivery of care, and as a point of contact for support or signposting.

We invite applications from applicants who fulfil the requirements for Band 4 MSWs via an apprenticeship route, or successful completion of Level 5 FDSci Health and Social care or following successful completion of years 1 and 2 of pre-registration midwifery programme (please see person specification)

Main duties of the job

Level 4 Maternity Support Worker Utilises enhanced skills across the range of maternity services to support specialist and multidisciplinary teams including, but not limited to: midwives, health visitors, safeguarding lead nurses, mental health nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, general practitioners, prison officers and other key and peer-support workers.

Please see job description and person specification for further details.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.