Community/Maternity Support Worker | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 April 2026 |
| Location: | Amersham, HP7 0JD |
| Company: | Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7655932/434-SCS7655932 |
Summary
We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated maternity community support worker to join our community midwifery team.
This role is based at Amersham Hospital but some cross site working will be required across the county.
As part of the community team you will support the midwives to deliver care to women at all stages of pregnancy and post birth, there is some lone working, home visiting and also the opportunity to work with the wider multi-agency team in care settings including at children’s Centre’s.
You will support the community midwives in their clinics, assist mothers with infant feeding and be involved in antenatal classes and tours of the unit.
• To work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary maternity care team, caring for women and babies within the locality with competence, compassion, and respect, mindful always of issues of consent and principles of equality and diversity.
• To work under the guidance and direction of midwives, undertaking delegated tasks once trained and declared competent and aware at all times of the responsibilities and limitations of the MCA role.
• To be at all times vigilant and alert to the appearance and behaviour of mothers and babies, reporting back to a midwife any deviations from normal or other causes for concern regarding physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
• To ensure that client goodwill and confidence in the Trust is maintained at all times by carrying out duties in a confident, courteous, and sympathetic manner.
• To establish and maintain good communications and working relationships between staff, patients, relatives, and visitors.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
• Ourvisionis to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Ourmissionis to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Ourcarevalues are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference numbers
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026