Maternity Care Assistant

This post attracts individuals who are new to care. You will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within 6 months upon successful completion of all required competencies; until then, you will be placed at a Band 2 salary.

At Whipps Cross we are a friendly and forward thinking team who nurture our staff so that they can be the best version of themselves. This role enables you to see all aspects of maternity care from booking a new pregnancy through to the postnatal period. You will work alongside passionate Midwives whilst building rapport with women and their families and obtaining real job satisfaction.

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic Maternity Assistants to join our team of Community Midwives at Bart's Health, Whipps Cross Hospital. BWe provide Maternity Services to approximately 4900 women a year and accommodate our women in very modern up to date facilitates. We have co-located midwifery-led unit and are working towards integration of the community midwifery services.

**** Due to government threshold guidelines the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role****

As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.

Assist with care of women under the direction and supervision of Midwifery trained staff in the hospital and community. With the support of the midwifery team, maternity health care assistant will have the skills and the knowledge to support women in pregnancy and postnatal period, to support them on making healthy choices for themselves and their babies. The maternity Health care assistant will carry out assigned tasks involving direct care of the mothers and their babies in support of and under the general supervision of the midwife.

To support the midwife in providing antenatal and postnatal support to the individual mothers and small groups of women

The post holder may be expected to be rotated to all areas within maternity with some weekend and evening commitments as required by the service

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

• Demonstrate basic numeric and literacy skills
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent or working towards training at a later date
• English and maths at GCSE Level or Equivalent

• Previous experience of working within a maternity Unit/ or with community midwives
• Knowledge of Child Protection Issues
• Previous experience as a Nursing Auxiliary in the NHS

• Well groomed, adhere to uniform policy while working
• Ability to…