Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Maternity Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit experienced Maternity Care Assistants at Frimley NHS Health Foundation Trust (FHFT) who are currently working in the UK in a Healthcare setting. We have a range of Maternity Care Assistant (MCA) vacancies across our clinical departments in maternity at Wexham Park Hospital.

We are looking for compassionate, caring healthcare workers who strive to deliver high quality care to patients. This will be a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others at FHFT. For the right candidate who can deliver the values of FHFT, we will support and develop your career and help you grow to become the best MCA you aspire to be.

Please note this is a front facing clinical role where a high level of spoken and written English language is required. Please do not use AI software for completion of your application for this role.

You currently must be in the UK and have current experience of working in a UK Healthcare setting as an HCA.

*Please note that interviews for the position will be face to face only*.

To find out more about being a Maternity Care Assistant at FHFT or if you have any questions about the role, please attend our informal webinar. No need to register just access the session via the link.

The webinar for Maternity Care Assistants is on Wednesday the 9th of July at 11:00 via this link.

Main duties of the job

As a Maternity Care Assistant, you will work under direct or indirect supervision of a registered midwife. You will be primarily assisting the midwifery team with care of the patients and will facilitate the smooth running of the department.

As a member of the ward/department team you will always clinically support your registrant colleagues and act in the best interest of patients. With this role we expect that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and values others' beliefs whilst delivering clinical care. This is a clinical front facing role where excellent customer care skills are expected to be delivered to patients, relatives, carers, and colleagues.

You will need to be driven and prepared to deliver high quality care and attention to detail. In this role you can look forward to a career full of development opportunities and the support from an excellent team of healthcare professionals - working alongside a reliable and friendly team.

You will also have access to a full program of training and development as well as a range of employee benefits.

When joining Frimley Health, we can offer you a supportive working environment as well as training and development to meet your needs. If you have an interest in providing exceptional patient care as well as developing your clinical knowledge and skills, then please apply via this vacancy.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,329 to £26,958 a year per annum, pro rata incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-VG112

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL

Job description

Job responsibilities

These are some of the clinical tasks you may be expected to deliver as a Band 3 MCA at FHFT - please refer to the attached full Job Description for a more expanded list.

To assist members of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain patients fundamentalneeds and ensure patient safety.
To carry out duties in support and under supervision of a Registered Midwife.
To participate in direct patient care and other general duties within the employedclinical area.
To provide support and leadership to other maternity care assistants and assistwith a range of both clinical and non-clinical duties.

Elements of the Job Description and the Person Specification may be screened at interview. We reserve the right to terminate the interview if it is felt these are not met.

Job description

Job responsibilities

These are some of the clinical tasks you may be expected to deliver as a Band 3 MCA at FHFT - please refer to the attached full Job Description for a more expanded list.

To assist members of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain patients fundamentalneeds and ensure patient safety.
To carry out duties in support and under supervision of a Registered Midwife.
To participate in direct patient care and other general duties within the employedclinical area.
To provide support and leadership to other maternity care assistants and assistwith a range of both clinical and non-clinical duties.

Elements of the Job Description and the Person Specification may be screened at interview. We reserve the right to terminate the interview if it is felt these are not met.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Evidence of general education e.g. GSCE's or equivalent
NVQ ll in Healthcare or equivalent
Completion of care certificate

Training

Essential

Maternity Specific training days

Desirable

MCA Passport of competencies

Experience

Essential

Previous healthcare experience
Previous customer care experience

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Evidence of general education e.g. GSCE's or equivalent
NVQ ll in Healthcare or equivalent
Completion of care certificate

Training

Essential

Maternity Specific training days

Desirable

MCA Passport of competencies

Experience

Essential

Previous healthcare experience
Previous customer care experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)