NHS
Band 3 Maternity Care Assistant
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Job Description
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- *Maths GCSE Grade C or above
- *English GCSE Grade C or above
- *NVQ Level 3 in Health
- *UNICEF Breastfeeding Training
- *NHS Care Certificate
- *Experience as a Band 2 or above in a Health care setting
- *Evidence of working in a complex environment
- *Evidence of team working
- *Experience of working in a Maternity service
- *Car Driver -- with clean driving licence
- *Maths GCSE Grade C or above
- *English GCSE Grade C or above
- *NVQ Level 3 in Health
- *UNICEF Breastfeeding Training
- *NHS Care Certificate
- *Experience as a Band 2 or above in a Health care setting
- *Evidence of working in a complex environment
- *Evidence of team working
- *Experience of working in a Maternity service
- *Car Driver -- with clean driving licence
Job summary
As part of our recruitment strategy, we are looking for Band 3 Maternity Care Assistant to join our community team who cover Heartlands Hospital and Solihull Hospital and the surrounding area.
The role of the Maternity Care Assistant (MCA) is to support the delivery of high-quality safe care to women and babies. The MSW will be a competent individual, working as a member of the Community Midwifery team. The MCA will work within in/direct supervision of a registered Midwife but still be guided by the midwife's expertise. The MCA will work with individual women, families and in group settings throughout the pregnancy and the postnatal period. The MCA will undertake a range of duties including personal care of women and babies, providing information and advice on self-care, infant care and initiating breastfeeding, health promotion, clerical, educational and housekeeping duties to ensure the smooth running of the Community Midwifery team.
Main duties of the job
To establish and maintain excellent interpersonal skills and effective
communication between the midwifery and multidisciplinary team, women and
their families.
To follow written and verbal instructions from the registered midwife in relation to
the care of the woman and baby.
To clearly document all care given to the woman and baby in accordance with the
Trust's guidelines, maintaining charts as necessary.
To respect the confidentiality of information at all times.
To ensure that complaints or concerns are escalated to the midwife in charge as
soon as possible.
To work in collaboration and partnership with multi agency and multidisciplinary
teams.
To assist with the preparation and organisation of a range of antenatal/postnatal
clinics.
To arrange appointments, ultrasound scans, investigations and obtain laboratory
results.
To provide specific clinical care tasks (obtain urine samples, urinalysis, obtain
microbiological specimens.
Take personal responsibility and accountability for own infection prevention and control
practice.
To support and observe the woman and baby through the antenatal, postnatal
and intrapartum period; reporting to the midwife any changes or information
concerning the wellbeing of the woman and/or baby.
To undertake maternal observations in clinic including: temperature, pulse, blood
pressure, saturations, weight and urinalysis. Report any deviations from the
normal range to the midwife.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
Date posted
14 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,071 to £25,674 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
12180
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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Experience
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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 details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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