Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to join Chesterfield Royal Hospital as a Maternity Assistant within our Antenatal Outpatients Department



The post holder will support and assist midwives in the delivery of holistic, high quality; evidence based antenatal and postnatal care to women and their families.



The post holder will undertake unsupervised aspects of care and therapeutic intervention as delegated by the midwife, within agreed guidelines and sphere of responsibility.



This role provides support to Midwives ensuring that women receive high standards of maternity care throughout our service.



You must possess excellent communication and team working qualities with a willingness to learn new skills, with full training and support provided, and also have the ability to work under your own initiative and as part of the multi-professional team.

The post holder will be required to work a shift pattern that covers Monday - Friday and Bank holidays



Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated "Good" by the CQC .



We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.



Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this post.