Maternity Care Assistant
2 weeks ago
Maternity Care Assistant The closing date is 01 December 2025 Are you passionate about supporting women, birthing people, babies, and families during one of the most important moments of their lives? Join our dedicated maternity team as a Band 3 Maternity Care Assistant and make a real difference every day. Working alongside midwives and the wider multidisciplinary team, you'll play a vital role in providing safe, compassionate, and high-quality care throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period. From offering practical help and emotional support to assisting with essential clinical tasks, this is a rewarding and hands‑on role where no two days are the same. If you are caring, committed, and ready to be part of a supportive team in a busy, 24/7 maternity service, we'd love to hear from you. Main duties of the job Work under the supervision of registered midwives to support safe, high-quality, and compassionate care for women, birthing people, babies, and families throughout antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care. Provide hands‑on personal care, including assistance with hygiene, mobility, and comfort needs. Assist with routine observations such as temperature, pulse, and respiration, reporting any concerns promptly to a midwife or senior member of staff. Prepare and maintain clinical areas, ensuring cleanliness, safety, and adherence to infection prevention and control standards. Offer emotional support and reassurance to women and families, helping to create a calm, inclusive, and supportive environment. Contribute to effective teamwork by communicating clearly with colleagues, participating in handovers, and supporting safe patient flow. Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, including those relating to safeguarding, confidentiality, manual handling, and infection control. Engage in training and continuous professional development to maintain and enhance knowledge and skills relevant to maternity care. Support quality improvement initiatives, audits, and service development activities as required. Work as part of a 24/7 maternity service on a rota basis, including days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays. Enable midwives to focus on complex clinical responsibilities by delivering essential care and support tasks within the maternity team. About us Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‑being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust. Skills evidence of extended skills — neonatal observations / blood samples maternal observations / escalation Experience 2 or more years experince in maternity setting Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust £24,937 a yearPer annum (pro rata for part time) #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Basildon, United Kingdom Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full timeAre you passionate about supporting women, birthing people, babies, and families during one of the most important moments of their lives? Join our dedicated maternity team as a Band 3 Maternity Care Assistant and make a real difference every day. Working alongside midwives and the wider multidisciplinary team, you'll play a vital role in providing safe,...
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