Maternity Assistant

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. Please note that the recruitment process will consist of an assessment centre process, with multiple elements of assessment. 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. This is an exciting time to join our maternity teams across York and Scarborough. Following our recent CQC inspection, maternity services at both York and Scarborough were ratedGoodacross all five domains-Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. This achievement reflects the dedication, compassion and professionalism of our workforce, and our commitment to listening to women, families and colleagues to continually improve the care we provide. You will be joining a service that has made significant progress and is proud of what has been achieved, while recognising there is still more to do. We are committed to continuous learning, innovation and improvement, building on strong foundations to shape the future of maternity care across our Trust. This is an opportunity to be part of that journey-joining a forward-looking team that values collaboration, ambition and the voices of women, families and staff as we continue to develop and strengthen our services for the future., 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.

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. 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.