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Job summary

Main area
Maternity
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref
193-7517444UCGB3-MCA
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Reading
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata for part time candidates
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/10/2025 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Maternity Care Assistant- Antenatal Services PART TIME 15hrs

Band 3

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached Job description for full details

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

Essential

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

Essential / Desirable

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

Skills

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sam Geddes
Job title
Antenatal Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 8674
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