Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our existing maternity support worker team on a permanent basis.



As a MSW, you will work closely with our midwifery team to deliver a high standard of safe, evidence based care. You will care for pregnant people, postnatal people and new-born babies.



Working with the multi-disciplinary team, you will be responsible for assisting the midwifery staff to improve and maintain high standards of safe care, health and well-being of women and their families using the maternity service.



To undertake observations of mothers and babies and report to the midwife



To support mothers to establish feeding for their newborn baby and to facilitate informed choice



To carry out additional tasks as delegated by the Registered Midwife and once appropriate training has been given and be able to complete all documentation and inform the midwife of findings:



Maintenance and preparation of Antenatal/postnatal ward and delivery suite environments.



Cleaning of equipment.



Undertake venepuncture and cannulation



Process umbilical cord pH



Blood glucose monitoring in women and neonates



Why Work With Us



Torbay hospital maternity unit has approximately 1800 births per year. We provide care to families from diverse backgrounds across Torbay and South Devon.



We have an 8 bedded delivery suite with a bereavement room, an 19 bedded ante/postnatal ward and we also have a 2 room midwife led birth centre in Newton Abbot Hospital.

Please note:

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the UK Home Office Skilled Worker visa route, due to the increased salary threshold introduce in early May 2025. Therefore, we are only able to consider applications from individuals who already have the right to work in the UK.



Communicate appropriately with a wide range of people including staff, patients and visitors



Answer the telephone, take messages and refer to the Midwife for instructions



To reinforce professional advice given to women and their families



Provide reassurance to new mothers and birthing partners when necessary



Provide high quality, safe care to pregnant people, postnatal people and their babies



Recognising and responding to situations within the work area and report to the midwife in charge



Assisting with the undertaking and implementation of risk assessments



Organise own workload and prioritise care



Carry out routine observations and blood tests as directed, documenting results in the notes



Assist with chaperoning the doctors as required



Carry out acquired nursing skills as directed, documenting care in the notes



Be aware of the woman's emotional, social and physical needs, reporting to the midwife as necessary



Work autonomously within Trust guidelines and sphere of professional practice



Only uses equipment following appropriate training, ensuring equipment register is updated appropriately



Applies knowledge and skills of the Trust's Health and Safety Policy to clinical practice



Adheres to the Trust Violence and Aggression Policies to ensure personal and maternity staff's safety



Uphold the safety of the woman within a clinical governance framework



Adhere to trust data protection and Information Governance policies



To undertake observations of mothers and babies and report to the midwife