Maternity Care Assistant - Fetal Medicine | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Company: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated MCA to gain experience in a busy tertiary Fetal Medicine Unit at a leading teaching hospital.
As a specialist MCA dealing with complicated fetal issues, you will work alongside midwives, assist consultants and the Multidisciplinary Team.
You will be responsible for supporting the women and their families during their visits and procedures.
This is an opportunity to learn new skills and be part of a specialist team.
Excellent communication skills are essential for this role.
Good organisational skills and IT literacy will be required as you will be assisting with administrative tasks for patient flow through the department and data management.
You will be recruited at Band 2 if you have not yet completed CUH HCSW induction which includes completion of the Care Certificate and Competencies.
Once completed you will move up to Band 3. If you are currently working in a support worker role and have therefore completed these, you will be recruited as Band 3
Please note you will be required to undertake a Functional Skills Test as part of your interview assessment.
You will need to pass this in order to proceed to a Conditional Offer.
This is applicable if you are not currently working as a Support worker at CUH.
1. A kind, compassionate, sensitive, and empathetic worker who demonstrates attitudes and behaviours that promote and support a positive experience for women attending the fetal medicine department.
2. To be able to work within a small specialist team of midwives and consultants.
3. An effective communicator, with women and their families, all members of the fetal medicine team, and the wider maternity and CUH team.
4. A calm and diligent member of the team, able to work in an emotionally charged setting.
Clinical Duties and Responsibilities
1. Demonstrate CUH values and behaviours, 'Safe, Kind and Excellent' at all times.
2. Be a positive role model and an effective team member.
3. Provide compassionate care for women and their families at the point of contact, and throughout their attendance at the fetal medicine department.
4. Provide and deliver a high standard of individualised personal care to women, which is respectful and protects women's dignity and privacy.
5. Be an advocate for women.
6. Act as chaperone for women, midwives, and consultants during sensitive examinations.
7.



Escort women to other clinical departments when required.
8. Accurately and promptly carrying out delegated tasks, as directed by the Consultant and Midwife.
9. To be trained to assist consultants when sterile invasive procedure is being performed.
To be trained and be proficient in the use of software Astraia for recording scan measurements and information.
10. Be an effective member of the team when emergency situations occur, under the instruction and supervision of the Registered Midwife.
11. Provide administrative support to midwives and receptionist and database management.
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country.
It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital.
We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services.
It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development.
Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care.
We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
Our values and reputation for outstanding care
Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
Career and development opportunities
Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
Research experience and opportunities
Lovely location and quality of life
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
In order to start in this role as a Band 3 there is a requirement that the National Care certificate (NCC) has been completed alongside a practical/ in -person competency booklet.




Successful candidates that are unable to evidence completion of these requirements will start in the role at a Band 2 and therefore will not be eligible for sponsorship.
Successful candidates that are able to provide this evidence may be permitted to commence at a Band 3. Starting salary and eligibility for sponsorship, if requested, will be considered at conditional offer.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa.
Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
applied for a Graduate visa
or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 9th August **** or once this vacancy reaches 50 applications
Interviews are due to be held on 17th August ****.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days.
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries.
Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site.
Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals.
We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues.
Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces.
Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.
Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances.
Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given.
In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
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