University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 2 Maternity Care Assistant

The closing date is 12 June 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 2 Maternity Care Assistant to join the maternity team at the University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) trust.

We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate professionals, with good communication skills to support women and their families. The primary role of the Maternity Care Assistant is to support and work in collaboration with midwives and the wider multidisciplinary team, to provide safe and holistic approach to care. The MCA assists with and provides personal care, following completion of any relevant or appropriate training.

This post is rotational, and the employee will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working. The post holder is expected to undertake specific training to achieve defined competencies for the role.

The role entails specific clinical tasks including maternal observations, carbon monoxide screening, offering basic support, advice and referring to the smoking cessation services, obtaining urine samples, urinalysis, obtain microbiological samples, theatre runner.

At university hospitals Birmingham (UHB) we are one of the largest maternity units within the west Midlands, delivering care for over 8400 births a year over 3 sites, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull. Our trust is committed to stand by our trust values of being Kind, Bold and Connected. Unfortunately, we cannot support oversee' s sponsorship for this band 2 role.

Main duties of the job

*Develops and maintains positive relationships, respects the woman's and her families' wishes, with kindness, compassion and empathy.

*Should be trustworthy, provide woman centred care and support, and take ownership for mistakes by reporting concerns or errors to a registered practitioner in a timely manner.

*Recognises the Maternity Care Assistants scope of practice within national frameworks and demonstrating NHS Constitution values, asking for guidance when unsure

*Ensure and participate in tracking, obtaining, and filing clinical records as required in line with local information governance and in accordance with legal requirements to maintain confidentiality and data protection

*Keeps complete, clear, accurate and timely records, utilizing digital platforms where required

*Convey an approachable and professional manner to all mothers and their families

*Demonstrates an awareness of discriminatory attitudes and challenges this behaviour, with reference to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.

*Is aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in relation to own role including the need to work in ways agreed by the employer

*Does not project own experiences and values onto other and demonstrates understanding of own role and contribution in creating inclusive, equitable care

*Report any safeguarding concerns immediately to the registered midwife

*Work flexibly across the midwifery service as required

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.

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 to £24,169 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9008393

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Educated to GSCE English and Mathematics or equivalent
* Good numeracy and literacy skills
* NVQ2 In Health and Social care
* Commit to undertake in-house training

Desirable

* Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
* Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

* Understanding of Safeguarding issues
* Awareness of Health and Safety issues
* Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentiality

Desirable

* Previous experience of working with members of the public
* One year's formal maternity care experience in a hospital/birth centre
* Experience of using hospital patient record system
* Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
* Experience of providing high quality care

Additional Criteria

Essential

* To work well within a team
* Has a caring and friendly manner
* Must be flexible and reliable
* Self-motivated, eager and enthusiastic team player
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Can prioritise and organise workload
* To follow instructions and delegate tasks
* Ability to work under minimal supervision
* Has a genuine interest in women's health care
* Has a good telephone manner
* Ability to maintain accurate paperwork
* Ability to feedback to delegating midwife
* To communicate effectively with women, staff and visitors
* To form good relationships across the multidisciplinary team
* Maintain confidentiality across all areas of work
* Committed to personal development through continued training and development
* Ability to carry out duties associated with the post i.e. manual handling
* Ability to work the full range of shifts as necessary
* Satisfactory occupational health and DBS clearance
* Willing to travel to all Trust sites as required
* Willing to work a 24/7 shift pattern including nights, weekend and public holidays

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Educated to GSCE English and Mathematics or equivalent
* Good numeracy and literacy skills
* NVQ2 In Health and Social care
* Commit to undertake in-house training

Desirable

* Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
* Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

* Understanding of Safeguarding issues
* Awareness of Health and Safety issues
* Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentiality

Desirable

* Previous experience of working with members of the public
* One year's formal maternity care experience in a hospital/birth centre
* Experience of using hospital patient record system
* Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
* Experience of providing high quality care

Additional Criteria

Essential

* To work well within a team
* Has a caring and friendly manner
* Must be flexible and reliable
* Self-motivated, eager and enthusiastic team player
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Can prioritise and organise workload
* To follow instructions and delegate tasks
* Ability to work under minimal supervision
* Has a genuine interest in women's health care
* Has a good telephone manner
* Ability to maintain accurate paperwork
* Ability to feedback to delegating midwife
* To communicate effectively with women, staff and visitors
* To form good relationships across the multidisciplinary team
* Maintain confidentiality across all areas of work
* Committed to personal development through continued training and development
* Ability to carry out duties associated with the post i.e. manual handling
* Ability to work the full range of shifts as necessary
* Satisfactory occupational health and DBS clearance
* Willing to travel to all Trust sites as required
* Willing to work a 24/7 shift pattern including nights, weekend and public holidays

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 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)