Health Care Assistant, Maternity/neonatal Services

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The Health Care Assistant in Maternity, as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, supports, assists and compliments the role of the midwife, in the provision of safe, effective, quality care to women and babies. The HCA in Maternity Services works under the supervision of a registered midwife.

The HCA in maternity services will assist the midwives in the care of women and babies within the Maternity and Neonatal Services and undertake other duties, and communicate with others as has been delegated to them by a registered midwife.

The National Maternity Strategy (2016) puts the needs of mothers and babies at its center by ensuring women have access to safe, high quality, evidence based maternity care. This will be done by facilitating choice for women in so far as it is safe to do so.

“Healthcare assistants provide assistance, support and direct personal care to patients and residents in a variety of healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, aged care facilities, as well as community and domestic settings. They generally work in support, or under delegation, direction and supervision, of health professionals. They support multi-disciplinary teams in the delivery of high-quality care.” - International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO).