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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has opened for the role of the Maternity Support Worker within our maternity departments at Princess Royal University Hospital. The role involves supporting the midwifery teams to provide individualised care to birthing people and babies throughout their maternity journey and facilitating a positive experience.

We are looking for applicants ideally with experience in working in the maternity care setting who can work independently undertaking allocated tasks whilst remaining under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered midwife. Those who have worked in other areas of healthcare but have a strong interest in maternity care are also welcome to apply.

Please only apply to this role if you are a qualified Maternity Support Worker or are willing to undertake either in-house training or an equivalent apprenticeship to ensure you have all the relevant skills for the role.

Candidates would be supported to undertake the specific competencies relating to their role including the Care Certificate and competencies in the skills passports.

The post holder may be rotated within the maternity departments and will be expected to work pro rota on shift pattern, including nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

• To assist under supervision in the delivery of fundamental nursing and midwifery care in liaison with the multidisciplinary team.

• To contribute to the implementation and progression of a range of women/birthing people treatment and care programmes as delegated by a registered healthcare practitioner, reporting back on progress.

• To work in partnership with midwives and members of the multi-disciplinary team in providing clinical, practical, social, and environmental support as necessary within the hospital and community setting.

• To assist with clinical duties to ensure the effective running of the ward/department.

• Provide day to day supervision and co-ordination of junior staff acting both as a leader and role model for care assistants (band 2).

• The post holder will provide person centred care to the birthing person/families by providing a positive experience and developing a positive relationship to understand their care needs.

• In-house induction and mandatory training updates would be provided annually. Our specialist infant feeding team will provide specific training relating to the care of the birthing people and baby including infant feeding support.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care ; creating a great place to work ; leading pioneering research, innovation and education ; building strong and successful partnerships ; providing timely and efficient care ; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability .

We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities
• Community antenatal clinic – antenatal classes – postnatal home visits.
• To prepare and maintain the clinical environment, ensuring stock is available for all clinical sessions.
• To meet, greet and orientate women/birthing people to the clinical area when they attend the antenatal clinic.
• To manage own caseload of allocated task under the supervision of the midwife.
• Ability to support the midwife with home visits to complete postnatal care of the women/birthing people and baby independently.

Administrative and clerical duties
• To assist with clerical and ward administrative duties, including data management, photocopying, transporting of equipment/data/ paperwork to other departments, booking women/birthing people transport and sending referrals.
• To provide clear and effective information and communication, both verbally and in writing. Promptly referring enquiries to the relevant person.

Education and Training
• To be able to identify and support your own development needs, completing a competency document and learning objectives within 6 months of commencing the role of the maternity support worker.
• To ensure own attendance at mandatory study days and training (BLS, manual handling etc.) as required by ward/departmental manager/PDM
• To update skills and knowledge as required by the Trust.

Leadership
• To adhere to, and work within the National Code of Conduct for clinical support workers at King’s College Hospital
• To manage an agreed workload with supervision and support from colleagues and senior staff
• To work within and support the multidisciplinary team, contributing ideas toward future developments.

General
• The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and women/birthing people within the hospital, In addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
• To observe the rules, policies, procedures, and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
• To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to women/birthing people and staff.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Care Certificate
• Completed Trust Band 2 Competency document (internal candidates only)

Desirable criteria

• Functional Skills Level 2 in Numeracy and Literacy or GCSEs Maths and English Grades A-C
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Skills/Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience within a care setting/environment
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary.
• Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic.

IMPORTANT

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• To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert
• Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
• Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy
• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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