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Job overview

Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes aim to detect conditions that are present in either the mother or the baby that might have an adverse effect on the health of either. Pregnant women and newborn babies are usually offered screening tests as an integrated and linked part of their care. Optimal screening programmes require effective team working across a number of professional groups, departments and organisations.

The post holder is required to support the Antenatal Screening Co-ordinator and pre-natal diagnosis. The role of the Failsafe Officer is to facilitate the implementation, monitoring and to maintain safe and quality assured National Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) Screening Programmes and their relevant vaccination programmes locally. The purpose is to carry out failsafe activities that ensure the screening loop is closed, thereby meeting national standards and most importantly reducing risk of harm or missed screening to mothers and babies for which Saint Mary's Hospital Managed Clinical Services are responsible.

Main duties of the job

• Establish and effectively manage and maintain screening databases for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes ensuring that work procedures adhere to data protection requirements within the managed clinical service
• Implement and maintain failsafe systems by ensuring the eligible population have an outcome recorded for each relevant screening programme. This will require the post holder to follow up where data is missing and to request repeat samples if required
• Provide accurate and timely statistical screening data to the Screening Co-ordinator and other colleagues are required
• Assist with activities aimed at maintaining and improving relevant key performance indicators for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.