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 midwif

Please refer the Job description for details