County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Maternity Care Assistant
The closing date is 25 November 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the maternity antenatal outpatient services of CDDFT south sites (BAGH and DMH) for an enthusiastic individual wishing to provide care to families requiring additional sonography and obstetric surveillance during their pregnancy. The role will be part time as a maternity care assistant and will support the wider maternity team to provide clinical care to our birthing population.

Key skills include to being a good team player, committed, kind, approachable, dependable and reliable.

A full driving license is preferable for this role due to cross-site working at times.

Main duties of the job
Main roles undertaken by the candidate will involve clerical duties/record keeping on EPR and badgernet systems. Clinical care will include observations, venepuncture, blood glucose monitoring, glucose tolerance testing, pre-operative assessments and the provision of general health and wellbeing advice.

An understanding of the key public health messages around smoking, healthy lifestyle in pregnancy and infant feeding knowledge would be desirable.

All members of staff will have a clinical responsibility to be vigilant and report/support safeguarding concerns.

About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.
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Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: C9439-2627-RP-N777
Job locations: Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6HX, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main roles undertaken by the candidate will involve clerical duties/record keeping on EPR and badgernet systems. Clinical care will include observations, venepuncture, blood glucose monitoring, glucose tolerance testing, pre-operative assessments and the provision of general health and wellbeing advice.

An understanding of the key public health messages around smoking, healthy lifestyle in pregnancy and infant feeding knowledge would be desirable.

All members of staff will have a clinical responsibility to be vigilant and report/support safeguarding concerns.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential:

• Previous experience of a public facing role

Desirable:

• Previous employment with NHS service - clinical role

Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential:

• Excellent communications skills
• Proven ability to work independently and within a team
• Approachable and able to build relationships with wide variety of colleagues
• Ability to show initiative and take on own responsibility and accountability
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage own time

Desirable:

• An understanding of the key public health messages around smoking, healthy lifestyle in pregnancy and infant feeding knowledge would be desirable
• Previous experience and awareness of pregnancy care and clinical pathways would be beneficial

Qualifications
Essential:

• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English relevant NVQ Level 3

Desirable:

• Care Certificate
• Knowledge of public health agenda

Special Requirements
Essential:

• Full UK driving licence and access to transport
• Willing to work across CDDFT sites
• Driving posts must have valid full UK driving licence

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 details
Employer name: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6HX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Antenatal Outpatient Manager, Danielle Harrison, d.harrison4@nhs.net, 01913332937
Supporting documents
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