Maternity Care Assistant - Antenatal Clinic
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
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Job summary
These are exciting times for The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, we are on a maternity transformation journey and there has been a great deal of investment in our maternity services to support the changes.
We are looking for Maternity care assistants to join our Antenatal Clinic team at PAH.
Our maternity care assistants (MCA) works as part of the wider multidisciplinary team carrying out a range of tasks that focus on housekeeping, administration and the personal care of mothers, birthing people and babies.
We are looking for MCAs that will put women and their families first and deliver a safe quality service, ensuring The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is the preferred place of birth as well as the preferred place of employment.
If you believe you have the energy, drive, talent and skillset to come and join our team then apply online today!
Main duties of the job
Maternity Care Assistants work alongside registered practitioners and other members of the maternity care team who provide direct delivery of care to women, birthing people and their families.
You will undertake care tasks, as part of routine care for women, birthing people and their babies, and for which they have been appropriately trained and under the direction of the midwife. Assisting with assessments of health care needs, undertaking roles and responsibilities that have been delegated by the registered midwife.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Date posted
23 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,575 a year per annum (inclusive of fringe allowance)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
292-6234774-CHWS
Job locations
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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