Maternity Support Worker
| Posting date: | 29 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 September 2025 |
| Location: | 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4PL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9317-25-1194 |
Summary
To provide safe and effective care during all stages of pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period to women and babies under the indirect supervision of a registered practitioner Job Purpose 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 birth person centred care. The Midwife is ultimately responsible for the birth person and their baby (s), and it is under direct or in-direct supervision of the midwife that the MSW assists with and provides clinical 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 may include antenatal inpatient or outpatient care, intrapartum inpatient care and postnatal inpatient and community care.