Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join the Maternity team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital as a Maternity Care Assistant.

This post is for a fixed term of 9 months to cover maternity leave.

The role provides support to Midwives ensuring that women receive high standards of maternity care throughout our service.

This is a rotational post within the maternity unit at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital is a baby friendly accredited maternity unit, applicants must be committed to supporting mothers with infant feeding providing education to both breast and formula feeding mothers.

Candidates will be supported with their learning and development needs with a comprehensive induction and training programme.

Applicants must also demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to work under their own initiative as part of the multi-professional team.

Applicants must also have recent NHS experience.

The post holder will be required to work a shift pattern that covers the twenty four hour period including weekends and Bank holidays.

Main duties of the job
To support and assist hospital-based midwives in the provision of high quality, evidence-based care to women and their families, during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. Under the supervision of the midwife, the post-holder will be competent to provide direct care to women and their babies, support women with their chosen method of infant feeding and teach specific parenting skills.

About us
Our vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.

Our mission: To bring our people communities and partners together, providing patient care we are proud of. We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values.

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.

Details
Date posted: 27 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £25,272 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 166-FC-8316623

Essential qualifications and training

• 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 qualifications and training

• Care Certificate

Essential experience

• Evidence of being able to work alone / under in-direct supervision
• Recent NHS experience

Desirable experience

• Understanding of safeguarding issues

Essential skills and knowledge

• Able to organise and prioritise own workload
• IT literate
• Knowledge of maternity care/services
• Knowledge of role of the Maternity Care Assistant

Desirable skills and knowledge

• Knowledge of Baby Friendly Initiative
• Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries

Essential values

• Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement

Essential personal attributes

• Professional appearance and behaviour
• Awareness of confidentiality
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details
Employer name: Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Senior Matron Tracey Twell, tracey.twell@nhs.net, 01246512526