Senior Maternity Care Assistant

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A health trust in Leicester is seeking a Senior Maternity Care Assistant to provide essential clinical and non-clinical support. This role includes direct patient care, assistance during births, and maintaining cleanliness in clinical areas. The ideal candidate should have relevant qualifications and experience in healthcare and must demonstrate good communication and teamwork skills. Flexible work schedules are supported.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare, social care organization.
• Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control processes.
• Experience dealing with patient/relative verbal complaints.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and non-clinical support to the healthcare team.
• Deliver direct and indirect care to service users.
• Assist during vaginal and caesarean births in maternity theatres.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work as a team

Taking and recording Vital Signs

Computer Skills

Professional outlook and positive attitude

Education

Level 3 qualification in clinical healthcare

National Care Certificate

Level 1 functional Maths and English

Job description

Senior Maternity Care Assistant

The closing date is 30 October 2025.

As a Senior Maternity Care Assistant, you will provide clinical and non-clinical support to the multi-disciplinary team under the direction and supervision of an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional.

You will deliver direct and indirect care for service users as delegated under the direction and supervision of an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional or by the multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of effective healthcare to service users.

You will work across all areas of the maternity services, which includes postnatal and antenatal wards, labour wards, maternity theatres and assessment units.

This role covers a 24 hour service, where it is expected that you will work a combination of day shifts, night shifts, weekends and bank holidays. We are a workplace which supports flexible working to accommodate individual needs alongside the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

• The cleaning, tidying and re-stocking of all store rooms, clinical rooms and areas
• Responding promptly to service user needs, including answering questions and call buzzers, and escalating any concerns immediately to a registered midwife
• Adult and neonatal observations (e.g. using equipment to measure blood pressure, pulse and temperature)
• Infant feeding support
• Providing assistance to members of the multi-disciplinary team during emergency situations
• Providing assistance to members of the multi-disciplinary team during vaginal and caesarean births, including in the maternity theatres
• Supporting housekeepers and catering with ordering and delivery of food and drinks and maintaining cleanliness of kitchen areas

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for a detailed description of the role and responsibilities and person specification.

Person Specification

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values

Training and Qualifications

• Level 1 functional Maths and English
• Holds a National Care Certificate
• Level 3 qualification in clinical healthcare OR able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills and competency to undertake Band 3 clinical skills as described in the job description
• Has worked as a Band 2 Healthcare or Maternity Care Assistant (or equivalent)
• Speciality specific training and competencies achieved and ongoing development

Experience

• Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact
• Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control and Safeguarding processes
• Experience of working in a healthcare team and patient settings
• Experience of dealing with patient/relative verbal complaints
• Experience of working within a health care environment.

Communication and Relationship skills

• Good communication skills (written and verbal)
• Able to work as a team
• Able to relate well with patients/relatives/visitors/colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Able to work on own initiative, following direction by a Registered Healthcare Practitioner

Planning and Organisational Skills

• Able to carry out routine and nonroutine tasks
• Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster

Skills

• Taking and recording Vital Signs and other clinical skills with evidence of appropriate training within scope of job role
• Computer Skills
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care. Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate
• Professional outlook and positive attitude

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.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year, pro rata