Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Enhanced Midwifery Maternity Support Worker

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Job summary

The post holder will be a key member of the Enhanced Midwifery Team providing vital support to women throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal period. The job purpose isto provide direct and indirect care to mothers and babies under the supervision of a midwife, with a specific focus on supporting women with safeguarding concerns. This involves implementing care plans, performing routine checks, reporting issues, and working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable families.

Main duties of the job

The maternity support worker (MSW) will work as part of the team to support and develop the maternity service both in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. The post holder will work within the hospital and community setting. The MSW will be expected to work independently with individual women and their families and work within group settings to support the role of the Midwife, throughout pregnancy, intrapartum and the postnatal period. As part of this role, the MSW will play a key role in supporting women with all aspects of infant feeding, being knowledgeable and supporting midwives and women with the UNICEF BFI principles. The MSW will also support delivery of health promotion events and programs. The post holder will be flexible and will be available to work weekends, evenings and night shifts according to the needs of the service. The post holder is also required to keep themselves up to date with all aspects of mandatory training and undertake routine clerical duties to ensure the smooth running of the midwifery service.

About us

Here at Bolton people are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our women and their families receive the highest quality of care and are guided by our trust values and strive to provide outstanding care and foster a positive workplace culture

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.

The Trust offers fantastic Staff Benefits, ranging from salary sacrifice schemes, including Cars, Technology and Cycling to an onsite gym and local store discounts.

Date posted

20 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-15FD-26

Job locations

Bolton NHS Trust

Wolfenden Cres

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification documents, alternatively please see contact details for more information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification documents, alternatively please see contact details for more information.

Person Specification

Application and interview

Essential

GCSE Maths & English A-C
Experience in working within a Maternity Setting
Driving License

Desirable

Time Management
Personal Development
Excellent IT Skills

Interview and application form

Essential

Experience of working within a safeguarding team

Person Specification

Application and interview

Essential

GCSE Maths & English A-C
Experience in working within a Maternity Setting
Driving License

Desirable

Time Management
Personal Development
Excellent IT Skills

Interview and application form

Essential

Experience of working within a safeguarding team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information