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Maternity Administration Assistant


Location
Carlisle, England
Salary
£25,272 Per Annum Pro Rata
Profession
Administrative and IT
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
13 Jul 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
29 Jun 2026
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Job overview

Maternity Administration Assistant Band 2

Provide administrative support to the community midwifery team, supporting care to woman and babies in support of the midwife, working as part of a multidisciplinary team and reporting back to midwifery staff.

Maternity Administration Assistant will provide and coordinate all clerical and administrative duties, supporting the provision of an efficient and effective service.  Contribute to effective communication links between the acute and community midwifery services, GP Practices and any other organisation who requires information.

Main duties of the job

Maintain accurate written and electronic information systems, supporting accurate and timely data input onto IT systems.  Participate in planning, implementation and delivery of the service. Assist with team meeting planning, admin support as and when required.

Carry out coordination and support the delivery of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care including making and sending out appointments, scanning, tracking and archiving of records, ordering and organising of stock, ensuring maintenance of equipment by arranging servicing/repair, supporting team leaders in busy periods as well as other general administrative duties. Support in Data quality reports process and action as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE (Grade A-C) or equivalent in English and Maths
  • NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in an office environment
  • Experience of working in a team
  • NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent

Physical Effort

Essential

  • Ability to undertake light physical effort and occasional moderate effort
  • Ability to sit at a keyboard for long periods
  • Lifting, sorting, filing, general handling of records

Other requirements

Essential

  • Act in ways that support equality and diversity (level1)
  • Reliable
  • Good time keeping
  • Willingness to provide cover for other admin staff when the occasion arises
  • Ability to travel to other trust sites independently
  • Full Driving Licence
  • Drive, enthusiasm, commitment and resourcefulness
  • Team player with a focus on achievement of corporate goals

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

  • Good organisational skills
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to produce good quality data
  • Ability to prioritise workload

Desirable

  • Ability to interpret and understand health related terms of reference

Emotional/ Mental Effort

Essential

  • Able to cope with exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances
  • Ability to concentrate for long periods of time

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Higher level Word, Excel, Outlook Microsoft Office systems and the internet
  • Understanding of confidentiality issues/Data Protection
  • Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills – able to provide and receive information which may be complicated.

Desirable

  • Ability to interpret and understand health related terms of reference

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