Maternity Care Assistant - Maternity Scanning Department
The closing date is 16 April 2026
Working as a Maternity Care Assistant (MCA) in a maternity scanning department is a deeply rewarding role that blends administrative efficiency with high-level emotional intelligence. You are essentially the "glue" that holds the clinic together, ensuring the clinical team can focus on the scans while the patients feel seen, heard, and supported.
Core Responsibilities
* Patient Care & Advocacy: You are the first point of contact, welcoming patients, managing anxiety, and explaining appointment flow.
* Chaperoning: Provide a witness during intimate ultrasound examinations to ensure the patient’s comfort and safety.
* Clinical Support: Ensure room readiness, maintain supplies, clean equipment, record basic observations (blood pressure, BMI, urinalysis), and perform venepuncture when required.
* Flow Management: Keep the sonographers on schedule by preparing the next patient and handling previous patient paperwork.
* Administrative Duties: Update patient records on the hospital system (Badgernet).
Main duties of the job
* Clinical & Technical Support – chaperoning, clinical observations, venepuncture, BMI calculations.
* Patient & Emotional Management – escorting patients to quiet rooms after difficult results, providing relevant literature.
* Environment & Infection Control – aseptic cleaning, stock control of gels, paper, and gowns.
* Documentation – data entry, liaising with teams, result tracking.
About us
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team – clinical or non‑clinical – plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high‑quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values – ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
Our Service will relocate to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2028 as part of HTP. This move will bring specialist services together in a modern, purpose‑built facility to improve patient care and team experience.
We are actively recruiting, and successful candidates will be expected to move with the Service in early 2028. The relocation will follow a formal management of change process, including full consultation and support for staff.
Job responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled job description.
Person Specification
Qualified candidates will have demonstrated the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and show a genuine interest in women's health or maternity services.
Qualifications
* GCSEs (C/4 or above) in English and Maths or Functional Skills Level 2
* Care Certificate
* Venepuncture
* Clinical observations – Blood pressure, BMI, Urinalysis
* Experience working in healthcare
* Evidence of interest in Women’s health or Maternity services
* Experience working within a Multidisciplinary team
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 name
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
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