Maternity Care Assistant- Antenatal Services

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a part-time Maternity Care Assistant in Reading. The role involves providing clinical support to mothers and their families, working closely with a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include undertaking vital signs observations, venepuncture, and maintaining clinical areas. Candidates must have a care certificate, GCSE in English and Maths, and strong communication skills. Competitive salary of £24,937 to £26,598 per year pro rata.

Qualifications

• Competent in venepuncture.
• Currently a Band 2 or 3 care assistant with RBFT.

Responsibilities

• Support the Antenatal Services team and families.
• Carry out clinical care tasks for mothers and babies.
• Perform vital sign observations and data entry.
• Chaperone doctors and maintain cleanliness in clinical areas.

Skills

Good communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)

Understanding of patient-centered care

Education

Good standard of general education in English and Maths (GCSE A-C)

Care certificate

Band 3 competency

Job description

Overview

Maternity Care Assistant - Part Time 15 hours per week

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.

Job responsibilities

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. 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.

Person Specification

• Good standard of general education in English language, Maths GCSE A-C, Level 4-9, Functional skills Level 2 or equivalent
• Care certificate
• Band 3 competency

Essential / Desirable

• Competent in venepuncture.
• Currently Band 2 or 3 care assistant with RBFT

Skills

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

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a year, pro rata for part time candidates