Maternity Assistant

NHS; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Scarborough seeks a Maternity Assistant to play an essential role in supporting women and families throughout their maternity journey. You'll assist midwives and help provide safe, compassionate, and holistic care in various settings. Ideal candidates will be empathetic and reliable, with effective communication skills. A competitive salary of £24,937 to £26,598 per annum is offered.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Completion of the Skills for Health Care Certificate upon commencing employment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Numeracy/literacy skills to level 1 (GCSE grade D-F/2-3 or equivalent).
• Basic IT skills, able to accurately record observations.

Responsibilities

• Support women and families during their maternity journey.
• Assist in general housekeeping and care for newborn infants.
• Work closely with registered midwives.

Skills

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Numeracy/literacy skills to level 1

Basic IT skills

Numeracy/literacy skills to level 2

Education

Completion of the Skills for Health Care Certificate

Job description

Overview

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Maternity Assistant

The closing date is 16 November 2025

As a Maternity Assistant you'll play an essential role in supporting women, birthing individuals, and their families throughout their maternity journey. Working closely with midwives and the wider healthcare team, you'll help provide safe, compassionate, and holistic care across antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and community settings.

You'll bring empathy, reliability, and a genuine passion for making a difference for women and their families. We\'ll provide the training and support you need to grow your skills and confidence, while you help us deliver the highest standard of woman-centred care.

Join us and be part of a team that values openness, kindness and excellence for the women and families in our care.

Main duties of the job

The Maternity Assistant works under the close supervision of a registered Midwife to support the smooth running of maternity services across all areas. This includes general housekeeping and assisting women and their newborn infants.

To find out more about our Maternity department please visit the following link:

About us

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust\'s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications and skills

• Completion of the Skills for Health Care Certificate upon commencing employment (or equivalent)
• Numeracy/literacy skills to level 1 (GCSE grade D-F/2-3 or equivalent)
• Demonstrable effective written and verbal communication skills
• Basic IT skills. able to digitally record observations accurately and use applications such as email on a computer or smart device (e.g. tablet)
• Numeracy/literacy skills to level 2 (GCSE A-C/4-9 or equivalent)

Experience and knowledge

• 1 years previous experience in a Health Care Support Worker role (or equivalent)
• Ability to communicate health-related information
• Willingness to undertake further maternity training packages

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.

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearPer Annum/Pro Rata