Senior Maternity Support Worker
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B15 2TGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 October 2026
4 days leftJob description
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Senior Maternity Support Worker to join our Homebirth Team at Birmingham Women's Hospital. This role invo...
The main duties of the role are outlined in the main job description. Please ensure that you have read this and have the relevant qualification's prior to applying for this role
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Qualifications
Essential: - GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent); - Level 5 Foundation Degree In Health & Care
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
Essential
- Demonstrate achievement of numeracy and literacy skills. Ability to read / write and speak, receive and understand instructions in English
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and nonverbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills
- Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities , Ability to deal with nonroutine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting
Desirable: - Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the maternity support worker in context of the midwifery and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understanding of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
- Awareness of health and safety issues
- Has knowledge in relation to the parameters and scope of practice in which the post holder should work and when to seek advice and support/ escalate of others for expert help and advice
- Willingness to take on new skills and develop scope of practice
- Can articulate and understanding of the importance of following Policy / Procedure , guidelines and care and treatment plans
- Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of providing and receiving complex sensitive information
- Experience of managing / prioritising own case load / workload, using initiative
- Competent in a range of clinical skills and practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- Experience in delegating duties to others
- nsight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
Desirable: - Experience of Clinical Audit
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
21 September 2026
Last checked
23 September 2026
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