Maternity support worker

Pay

£25,000 to £30,000

Location

Manchester

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

On-site

Hours

Full-time, daytime

Start

September 2026

Why this role exists

A great deal of postnatal recovery is practical: feeding position, pelvic floor technique, sleep routines, knowing what is normal. That work does not need a registered clinician for every contact, and women get more of it when it does not.

Who you would be looking after

Women in the first year after birth attending recovery clinics and group sessions, plus telephone and message support between appointments.

A day in the diary

• Supporting three to four clinics a day alongside midwives and physiotherapists
• Running or co-running one group session a day
• Follow-up calls and messages to women between appointments
• Protected study time if you are on the training pathway

What the work involves

• Support postnatal recovery clinics and prepare women for their appointments
• Deliver infant feeding support within your competency, escalating complex problems
• Co-run group education sessions
• Follow up women who miss appointments, which is where most of the value sits

What we ask for

• Care Certificate, or willingness to complete it with us
• Experience supporting new mothers, paid or lived
• Warmth and reliability over qualifications
• Enhanced DBS

What you get

• Funded route towards nursing or midwifery training
• Daytime hours only
• Pension, paid leave, structured supervision

What this pays, and why

NHS Band 3 to 4 runs £24,937 to £30,639 in 2026. We match it and add a funded training pathway, because this role is deliberately a route into registered practice rather than a dead end.

For the full UK picture, see the midwife salary guide, or read how to become a midwife.

How applying through Clarity works

1. You apply here, on this page. Your details go to Clarity Clinic, not to an agency screening list.
2. Clarity reads your application against what this opportunity actually asks for, and comes back to you either way.
3. Where it fits, Clarity introduces you to the recruiting organisation for this role.
4. The recruiting organisation confirms the next steps, the terms and any start date with you directly.

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