Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Maternity Care Assistant
The closing date is 17 July 2026
We are looking for caring, motivated and enthusiastic Maternity Care Assistants to join our maternity teams across Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Bassetlaw Hospital sites.
This is a rewarding opportunity to support women, birthing people and their families across a range of inpatient maternity areas, delivering compassionate, high‑quality care as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team. You will assist with patients’ physical and personal care needs, ensuring dignity, privacy and individual cultural needs are respected at all times.
Working under the supervision of a registered midwife or nurse, you will contribute to the safe and effective delivery of maternity services while following agreed policies and procedures. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within a supportive and fast‑paced maternity environment.
Our maternity services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and bank holidays, so flexibility to work a variety of shifts is essential. You will need to be able to work independently when carrying out delegated tasks, while communicating effectively with colleagues and maintaining excellent standards of patient care.
If you have strong interpersonal and organisational skills, a compassionate approach and a passion for supporting families during an important stage of their lives, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Providing high‑quality personal care and supporting women with their individual needs.
- Assisting with infant feeding, including breastfeeding and formula feeding support.
- Observing the wellbeing of women and newborn babies, escalating any concerns appropriately.
- Supporting women and families with compassionate care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.
- Maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment.
- Assisting with patient admissions, transfers and discharge processes.
- Accurately documenting care and maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Working collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective, person‑centred care.
- Following infection prevention, safeguarding and health and safety procedures.
- Participating in ongoing training, development and quality improvement activities.
About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
Benefits
- Extensive range of learning opportunities
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
- NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
- Experience of working with people using customer care skills
- Basic computer skills
- Knowledge and understanding of maternity service delivery
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting and/or providing personal care
Qualification & Training
- Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
- Basic maths and literacy
- Agree to undertake the Care Certificate education and training package
- Vocational qualifications at level 2 or equivalent relevant experience
- GCSE Grade c/level 4 in Maths and English or equivalent i.e. functional skills level 2
Personal Attributes & Skills
- Be able to demonstrate good communication skills, work within the multi‑disciplinary team
- Well motivated, genuine desire to care for people
- Must be able to work within a team and independently under direction
- Support and assist in the safe and effective delivery of personal care
- Demonstrate enthusiasm, motivation, accept and support changes within the role/service
- Ability to record and report relevant information regarding patient needs
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.
Employer name
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
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