Job summary
Employer heading
Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer
Band 4
Job overview
This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised and diligent individual with good IT skills, to assist, develop and effectively manage databases to failsafe NUH Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes . The successful candidate will work closely with the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Managers. By working to identify and prevent missed screening opportunities this rewarding role will make an essential contribution to ensure high standards of care for all of the maternity population.
Line management of staff will be required in this role completing annual appraisals and staff one to ones. Also management of sickness reviews and any HR issues with the support of the Screening Managers. Report screening incidents via datix and will be responsible for the completion of screening incident assessment forms where appropriate and support the management of the incident dashboard.
***Interview date will be 8th July 2024***
Main duties of the job
For full details please refer to Job Description and Person Specification which explain the main duties of this job.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) failsafe officer supports the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Managers in the collation and entry of data for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes, Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy, Down’s syndrome screening and Fetal Anomaly Screening, Haemoglobinopathy screening, Newborn Infant Physical examination, and Newborn Bloodspot Screening, also including relevant vaccination programmes. The failsafe officer will identify screening coverage of the eligible population and ensure safety of the screening programmes. They will work closely with the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Managers to facilitate failsafe mechanisms to identify and also prevent missed screening opportunities and maintain an audit trail for all of the above mentioned screening programmes. The ANNB failsafe officer will also maintain and evolve mechanisms to collect cohort data for the key performance indicators (KPI), and for the National Screening Committee Annual Report for Antenatal and Newborn Screening, including the Congenital Anomalies Register (CAR) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) Quarterly data
The ANNB failsafe officer will be expected to communicate with other professionals involved in the screening process, to participate in the organisation of meetings, take minutes for the meetings, preparation of teaching materials and dissemination of performance management letters.
The post holder will provide support to the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Managers for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes, working within strict departmental and national procedures with responsibility for receiving, maintaining and providing manual and electronic data containing sensitive and confidential screening information.
Person specification
Training and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum GCSE English Language and Maths or equivalent standard to a Grade C or above
- NVQ 4 in health or administration or equivalent experience
- Committed to further learning and personal development
Desirable criteria
- Other Business Administration qualifications
- Familiar with NHS computer systems e.g. PAS, Careflow, Badgernet
- IT Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in Healthcare setting
- Experience of using word processing and data analysis software packages e.g. Microsoft Excel, Access and Excel
- Experience of performing staff appraisals
- Good understanding of incident reporting and investigation
- Ability to analyse data to identify omissions and develop an action plan
- Able to demonstrate and understanding of confidentiality including information governance and data protection
Desirable criteria
- Understanding / experience of working in Maternity Services
- Demonstrate an understanding of antenatal and newborn screening programmes
- Experience of contacting patients regarding appointments or blood tests
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills required
- Experience of liaising with a range internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to escalate any issues to Antenatal and newborn screening Managers
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as demonstrating the ability to work as part of a team
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit or data collection
- Able to resolve problems within own sphere of work
- Able to interpret clinical/non-clinical data and events in order to ensure accurate and relevant data is recorded
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of understanding the quality agenda and the importance of monitoring practice according to guidelines
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to deliver work in line with agreed priorities and timescales
- Self-starter with excellent time management skills and ability to demonstrate initiative
- Ability to plan and manage their team’s work schedule
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Role is office based and you are required to sit for long periods of time
- Adapt to working from various locations, e.g., hot desking
- Able to work cross site at both City campus and QMC
- Ability to use keyboard, telephone, headphones and all other accessories relating to computer systems
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Donna Lancaster
- Job title
- Newborn Hearing Screening Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812 275318
- Additional information
Alternative contacts Paula Booker 07812 275401 or Angie Godfrey 07812268657 - Antenatal and Newborn Screening Managers
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