Maternity Support Worker FdSc

<br/>- Successful completion of the programme will equip you to work as a qualified Maternity Support Worker.<br/><br/><br/>- Kingston University is ranked No.1 in London for Midwifery (Guardian University Guide 2025).<br/><br/><br/>- Youll develop a range of specialist and transferable skills through clinical placements in a variety of maternity settings.<br/><br/><br/>As a maternity support worker, you will deliver hands-on care to women, birthing people, and their families, and will work alongside midwives and other members of the maternity care team. You will play a key part in the multi-disciplinary workforce that is needed to respond to maternity services.<br/><br/>This programme is available as a work-based learning FdSc over two years (employment based, with part-time university attendance). Applications are made through UCAS. You will need to be employed as a health care support worker in a maternity service for a minimum of 23 hours per week.<br/><br/>Your employer will need to agree to release you for rotational placements to support you in achieving your competencies and theory learning simulation, study days and guided learning.<br/><br/>Successful completion of the programme will equip you to work as a Maternity Support Worker up to band 4. Achieving the FdSc will help you to progress your career within the health and social care sector. Through a combination of theoretical and practice learning you will develop a wide range of specialist and transferable clinical, care and interpersonal skills. <br/><br/>This course is also available as an apprenticeship.

Located in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, you'll benefit from excellent transport links to central London and beyond. You'll have access to great employer connections, with Kingston being on the doorstep of hundreds of prestigious businesses.<br/><br/>Kingston University’s commitment to high-quality teaching has been recognised with a TEF Gold rating (TEF 2023). The University has also secured a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and outcomes categories.<br/><br/>Kingston has invested heavily in dedicated study spaces, cutting-edge sports facilities and specialist equipment. You can hone your trading skills at the Bloomberg Trading Room or create your masterpiece in the modern art facilities. Whatever your chosen course, you'll be supported with modern facilities and passionate lecturers.<br/><br/>You can also get involved in over 70 sports clubs and societies and even start your own society.