Maternity Clerical Assistant

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Maternity Clerical assistant to join a diverse and motivated team that are dedicated to the development of skills and the delivery of high quality safe care.

As the maternity clerical assistant you will often be the first point of contact for patients and visitors when entering the maternity department so a friendly, welcoming smile and excellent communication skills are essential.

As a caring and positive person you will need to be able to work as part of an established team, have the ability to work flexibly and be committed to ensuring the smooth running of the maternity service.

We are looking for an individual who is self-motivated, content with working in a busy environment and who has strong attention to detail in handling documents and data entry with excellent organisation skills.

You must have excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. It is essential that you act professionally at all times, have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritise work load.

If you are considering applying for an internal secondment, please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager and obtained their support prior to submitting your application

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to provide a professional, efficient and comprehensive administration service within the maternity wards. Fulfilling all necessary reception, clerical, administrative and general tasks required to facilitate and record patient treatment using both paper based health records and information technology systems.

Staff are expected to be courteous and considerate at all times. After appropriate training the post holder will be required to utilise the hospital computer system to capture and update necessary data, and to use the case note tracing system to accurately record the movement of paper based health records.

The role requires close liaison with other disciplines and the provision of a courteous, reliable and quality consumer service to patients, relatives and carers, healthcare professionals, internal departments and outside organisations.

Closing date of applications: 16 September 2026

Date of interview: 30 September 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.