Job summary
- Main area
- maternity
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 23.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 166-IC-7301114
- Employer
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2025 08:00
- Interview date
- 12/08/2025
Employer heading

Maternity Assistant - Antenatal Clinic
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
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
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths and English Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
- NVQ Level 2 in Health care or equivalent experience
- Commit to undertake in-house training / professional development
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate
- Venepuncture, cannulation and ECG training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of being able to work alone / under in-direct supervision
- Recent NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of safeguarding issues
- Outpatients experience an advantage
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to organise and prioritise own workload
- IT literate
- Knowledge of maternity care/services
- Knowledge of role of the Maternity assistant
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Baby Friendly Initiative.
- Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
Essential criteria
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Professional appearance and behaviour
- Awareness of confidentiality
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lauren Knowles
- Job title
- Ward Leader Antenatal outpatients
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 512484
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