Maternity Care Assistant inBrighton inBrighton PUBLISHED 17 JUL 2024

Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives? Do you enjoy working as part of a team?

If so we are looking for individuals with or without experience to work in healthcare, to join our NHS family in Sussex helping people from your local community.

We will teach you everything you need to know by providing a structure programme in the first few months of starting with us at UHSx. To us, it is more important that you are a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support patients and their families. If this sounds like you, then you already have the skills that make a great Health Care Support Worker.

Right from the time you join us, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities. As you progress in your NHS career you will acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to provide safe and compassionate patient care.


Are you interested in working with new mothers, supporting midwives to deliver high quality care? Then come and join us at University Hospitals Sussex


Due to internal promotions, maternity leave and staff commencing their midwifery training we have vacancies for Maternity Care Assistants to work within the Maternity Unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. The post involves working as part of a team under the supervision and guidance of registered midwives. This will be a rotational post working in all areas including the Delivery Suite and Delivery Suite Theatre, Postnatal Ward and Antenatal Department.

The work is very challenging and demanding, involving long shifts, night shifts and weekend work but is also enormously rewarding. You will be helping to provide care for women at an incredibly sensitive and emotional time and you will need to have good communication skills and demonstrate great sensitivity.

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Maternity Care Assistants enjoy a career which offers opportunities for further development and training within their role. In addition, there are limited numbers of secondments available for exceptional individuals who excel in the maternity care to undertake midwifery training at Brighton University after completing a minimum service of one year at the Trust.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Maya Kenward Job title: MCA Lead Email address: Telephone number:

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