Maternity Care Assistant

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust invites applications for a Maternity Care Assistant to support the Midwifery and medical teams within the inpatient maternity service. The role offers exposure to delivery suites and inpatient wards, with opportunities to develop a wide range of skills and knowledge.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual with strong communication, administrative and IT skills, capable of working as part of a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic maternity environment.

Job description

The Maternity Care Assistant provides support to the Midwifery and medical team via this exciting and varied role. You will be working as part of the team in the Inpatient service but may on occasions be required to provide support to other clinical areas within our maternity unit. These areas provide an opportunity to gain a wide variety of skills and knowledge.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Inpatient Area as a Maternity Care Assistant within maternity services. We have posts available both on delivery suite and the inpatient wards., You will need to have good computer skills, administrative skills, attention to detail and good communication skills, both face to face and on the telephone.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and brand new, state of the art Emergency Department is in the process of being completed.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce