Maternity Care Assistant - Delivery Suite and Postnatal Redhill, South West England, England
Job description
The Maternity Service at SaSH provides care for approximately 5000 women and families each year with a birth rate of 4500.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, kind and compassionate individual to join our Maternity team. We look for an individual who will live our values of compassion, dignity and respect, one team and the promotion of safe, high quality care.
We are looking for individuals who will complement the existing dynamic hospital team and somebody who can make a positive difference to the maternity services at this Trust. Applications are invited for the above post, to work within our progressive and innovative department.
The aim of the role of the Maternity Care assistant will be to support and care for women and their family within the maternity care setting. To assist in supporting the delivery of midwifery care to clients ensuring the highest possible standards of care are received by clients and their carers while in our care under the supervision of qualified staff. Following successful appointment to the role you will be provided with training and development opportunities.
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
- Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
- National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
- We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.
