Maternity Care Assistant
4 weeks ago
Job summary
Maternity Care Assistant
Division: Planned Care
Care Group: Women & Children's services
Band: 2
Salary: £22,383
We are recruiting for a Maternity Care Assistant who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of the maternity services under the supervision of registered midwives and nurses, delivering excellence in Caring, Housekeeping and Clerical duties to all women and their families who access the service.
Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of service users, always working in a manner that promotes dignity, equality and diversity, through the adoption of persons centred care principles.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Maternity Care Assistant role is a diverse role incorporating elements of personal care, clerical and housekeeping duties. Working collaboratively with the nurses and midwives, multi professional teams, service users and their families to provide excellent care.
The Maternity Care Assistant will be accountable to the midwife or nurse they are working with, whilst maintaining dignity of women/service users and their families, respecting their individual needs and wishes. Whilst always maintaining a professional and presentable image.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Evidence of a general education GCSE's A* - E, or Level 1 functional skills. Care Certificate or a Level 2 Helathcare related qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
Understand the role of a Maternity Care Assistant Ability to work effectively on a individual basis and as part of a disciplinary team
Experience
Essential
Experience of working in a customer focused environment. Previous experience in a care related environment desirable.
Skills
Essential
Ability to work effectively on an individual basis and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Values Based Question
Essential
Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome-
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