Maternity Support Worker


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£27,106 to £28,850 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Guildford, GU2 7XX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Oct 2026
Closing date:	27 Oct 2026

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Summary

The role holder possesses generalised knowledge to inform their understanding of the job role and specific knowledge related to tasks or activities within their scope of role. Through their practice, they must demonstrate an awareness of contemporary public health and health promotion initiatives, policy and legislation, including where legal and ethical issues are relevant to their scope of role. The role holder is able to make fact-based judgements requiring a comparison of options to effectively perform tasks and activities. In some instances, workload is likely to include some complexity but supervision and guidance will be available to assure safety. The role holder will demonstrate effective application of problem solving and planning skills and a broad skill base related to their practice. They will be required to document care appropriately, detailing actions taken, where support has been sought from suitably qualified practitioners or where concerns have been escalated. They engage in, promote and support others to undertake routine audits or surveys relevant to their work. The role holder is able to independently plan tasks and workload activities whilst ensuring that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established protocols. Their practice will reflect the principles of woman and family centered care. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role at all times. They will prioritise their own workload. Depending upon the level of complexity and risk present, the role holder may exercise an appropriate degree of autonomy, ensuring they present themselves in a credible and competent manner at all times. Rotating between community sites and the hospital base may be required. The Maternity Support Worker will be responsible for providing parent education on a daily basis, organising daily group demonstrations for mothers and their partners, as well as running in theatre,. The role is varied including undertaking venepuncture, ECGs, and observations for both Mothers and babies, colostrum collection, parent education, use of the electronic patient record, undertaking baby jaundice levels using transbilimeters, running in theatre and liaising with other health professionals. The rotational Maternity Support worker will assist in the provision of high quality care to women and their families under the direction and supervision of the Midwifery Team. Demonstrate a range of skills to meet the needs of patients whilst promoting dignity, privacy and respect. To comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers. To provide a range of healthcare and non-nursing duties, ensuring an efficient and effective service to the ward/department at all times. To provide care under the guidance and supervision of a registered midwife. Supporting women in their care either in their intrapartum period or during the antenatal and postnatal period. To assist with administration and non-nursing duties at the discretion of the Ward Manager, Team leader or Band 7 coordinator.

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