Maternity Care Assistant- Antenatal Services

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Maternity Care Assistant - INTERNAL ONLY

The post holder will provide support to the Antenatal Services team, mothers and their families working in collaboration with the Midwives and wider multidisciplinary team to provide the highest standard of care.

The successful applicant will carry out assigned tasks including direct clinical care, to mothers and their babies. The role is varied and includes providing support within the Antenatal Clinic, Maternity Assessment Unit and in the operating theatre during planned caesarean sections,

Main duties of the job

Main tasks will include undertaking vital sign observations, venepuncture, data entry onto electronic patient records (EPR), chaperoning doctors and keeping the clinical areas clean and well stocked at all times.

Shift patterns vary between long and short day shifts as well as night shifts 7 days a week.

About us

The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.

Our values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

29 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata for part time candidates

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

193-6733985UCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description for full details

They will carry out assigned tasks including direct clinical care, to mothers and their babies. The role is varied and includes providing support within the Antenatal Clinic, Maternity Assessment Unit and in the operating theatre during planned caesarean sections, Main tasks will include undertaking vital sign observations, venepuncture, data entry onto electronic patient records (EPR), chaperoning doctors and keeping the clinical areas clean and well stocked at all times.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description for full details

Person Specification

Essential

oGood standard of general education in English language Maths GCSE A-C, Level 4-9, Functional skills Level 2 or equivalent

Desirable

Care certificate
Band 3 competency

Essential / Desirable

Essential

Currently Band 2 or 3 care assistant with RBFT

Desirable

Competent in venepuncture.

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
Understands the importance of placing women and families at centre of care
Computer literacy

Person Specification

Essential

oGood standard of general education in English language Maths GCSE A-C, Level 4-9, Functional skills Level 2 or equivalent

Desirable

Care certificate
Band 3 competency

Essential / Desirable

Essential

Currently Band 2 or 3 care assistant with RBFT

Desirable

Competent in venepuncture.

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
Understands the importance of placing women and families at centre of care
Computer literacy

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.