Rotational Maternity Support Worker | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,546 - £32,207 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7864947/259-7684624RLH-A |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join the Fetal Medicine Unit at Royal London Hospital, to support the team in their provision of woman centred care.
We are looking for a calm, flexible and efficient Maternity Care Assistant who can understand the needs of patients and visitors and whose priority is to deliver high quality patient care. You should also be able to communicate clearly and be keen to learn within the scope of this role and it is essential that applicants have the basic level of competency identified in the personal specification.
*PLEASE NOTE – WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE*
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Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.
We are a busy maternity unit looking for positive, enthusiastic and motivated Maternity Support Worker (MSW) to join our maternity services team. Under the direction of the Registered Midwife you will work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, to provide the highest standards of patient care within maternity services. The MSW may be required to assist in any clinical area within the Maternity Department in response to service demand.
The successful post holder will care for mothers and babies, primarily in the Fetal Medicine Unit.Fetal medicine is the speciality that encompasses extra care required for babies in the womb, such as for smaller babies or babies with other complications. The FMU accepts referrals from across the maternity unit and region-wide, as a tertiary centre. Our aim is to provide holistic, family centred care to all women who attend the Fetal Medicine Unit. Patients in the FMU often have to face difficult decisions about their pregnancy, and need support, compassion, and non-judgmental care to navigate their pregnancies. The post holder would be expected to support patients within the FMU, primarily with checking in of patients, phlebotomy, routine observations, and stocking of equipment trolleys and rooms.In addition you will be required to maintain accurate, legible and contemporaneous records and communicate with all in a courteous and helpful way.
Previous experience of working in the NHS or equivalent care background is required.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Mar 2026