Maternity Support Worker - Antenatal Outpatient Services
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,176 - £30,225 per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | Isleworth, TW7 6AF |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7226480/289-SC-54 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The primary role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; in order to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care.
The midwife is ultimately responsible for the care of the mother and her new-born(s), and it is under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwife that the MSW assists with and provides care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. The employee will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working. These settings include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care
The post holder is expected to have undertaken a set of defined competencies; including the ‘care certificate’. This certificate ensures the minimum standards for the role are met, and can further be incorporated into a ‘skills passport'. Support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate.
You will be employed as a band 2 maternity support worker if level 3 maternity support worker apprenticeship has not been completed, once completed this you will be upgrades to a band 3 maternity support worker in the trust.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
See attached Job Description
• · Responsibly receive details of daily duties from the midwife, and use own discretion when prioritising care, under direction and supervision.
• · Support the midwives and the women/people with local social signposting information for health promotion and advocacy throughout the postnatal experience.
• · Contribute to the quality improvement projects aimed at reducing health inequalities for women and birthing people.
• · Undertake routine observations (and escalate any deviation from the normal range) to the named midwife or appropriate member of the multi-professional team.
• · Ensure that all clinical documentation is accurately collected, updated, stored and filed in accordance with local information governance and record keeping policy and guidance.
• · Work closely with administrative staff in order to provide additional support to this service as required, for example checking women in and out of clinical areas using the computerised appointment system
• · Provide administrative support to the maternity team, both in the Antenatal Clinic and Day Assessment Unit settings.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Jun 2025
The primary role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to assist, support and work in collaboration with the midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team; in order to provide a safe and holistic approach to women centred care.
The midwife is ultimately responsible for the care of the mother and her new-born(s), and it is under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwife that the MSW assists with and provides care following completion of any relevant or appropriate training. The employee will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working. These settings include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care and postnatal inpatient and outpatient care
The post holder is expected to have undertaken a set of defined competencies; including the ‘care certificate’. This certificate ensures the minimum standards for the role are met, and can further be incorporated into a ‘skills passport'. Support will be given to employees to further develop their skills and explore pathways for progression where appropriate.
You will be employed as a band 2 maternity support worker if level 3 maternity support worker apprenticeship has not been completed, once completed this you will be upgrades to a band 3 maternity support worker in the trust.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
See attached Job Description
• · Responsibly receive details of daily duties from the midwife, and use own discretion when prioritising care, under direction and supervision.
• · Support the midwives and the women/people with local social signposting information for health promotion and advocacy throughout the postnatal experience.
• · Contribute to the quality improvement projects aimed at reducing health inequalities for women and birthing people.
• · Undertake routine observations (and escalate any deviation from the normal range) to the named midwife or appropriate member of the multi-professional team.
• · Ensure that all clinical documentation is accurately collected, updated, stored and filed in accordance with local information governance and record keeping policy and guidance.
• · Work closely with administrative staff in order to provide additional support to this service as required, for example checking women in and out of clinical areas using the computerised appointment system
• · Provide administrative support to the maternity team, both in the Antenatal Clinic and Day Assessment Unit settings.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Jun 2025