Maternity Care Assistant

Are you caring, compassionate and hard-working? Would you like to help deliver high-quality care to babies and their families across mid and south Essex?

As a MCA, you will assist the qualified staff in delivering a caring and effective, patient focused service in keeping with the aims, objectives, and standards of the Trust

You will ensure that there is a safe care environment by preparing and clearing rooms and equipment with particular reference to infection control and safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff

You'll be a key part of the maternity team and will ensure you communicate with teammates in an open, and effective way to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers.

In return you will have the opportunity to develop skills and your career including access to great training courses and the full support of our management team.
- Performs clinical baseline observations
- Records and documents episodes of care in accordance with Guidelines
- Liaises with other departments and members of the multidisciplinary team
- As a member of the Antenatal Clinic Team, the post holder assists the qualified staff in delivering a caring and effective, patient focused service in keeping with the aims, objectives and standards of the Trust
- Assist with the maintenance of a safe care environment including preparing and clearing rooms and equipment with particular reference to infection control and safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff

Working as part of the antenatal clinic team we ensure we communicate in an open, and effective way to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers.

It may be necessary for you to assist the needs of the service at times and this will involve working on other areas of Maternity. Full training will be given in all areas.

For this role, the hours will mainly be spread across Monday to Friday with 7.5 hour shifts between 0800-1800hrs to accommodate the clinic operational hours. However, there may be an expectation that you need to work weekends and nights for emergency or additional cover.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking, and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

For full details of the role please see attached job descriptions, but responsibilities include:

- Working closely with the multidisciplinary team.
- Working in collaboration with colleagues to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare, care and support
- You will mainly be based in Antenatal Clinic, but will assist in other wards or areas of maternity as needed.