The maternity support worker (Band 2) is a role that delivers a range of support to the maternity team. They may also support women in their personal care and looking after their babies.

Maternity support workers (MSWs) may also be pay banded at 2 whilst they undertake education and training for a higher pay banded MSW post.

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Case study

Are you working as a maternity support worker (Band 2)? Please contact us about doing a case study on your career path for this page:  education@rcm.org.uk