Band 3 Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer

Job summary

The Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) failsafe officer supports the antenatal and newborn screening co-ordinators 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. She/he will work closely with the antenatal and newborn screening co-ordinator 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. Assist in the collation of information and the production of Public Health England submissions.

The 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.

Main duties of the job

*Support the screening co-ordinators to develop, maintain and monitor screening database systems to support the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programme

*Escalates any missed screening to the screening co-ordinators as a priority.

*Ensure that all antenatal screening data is compliant with the National Key Performance indicators

*Assists in the collation of information and the production of the Annual Screening Report

*Assists in the collation of information and the production for the Quality Assurance failsafe visits.

*Assists in the collation of information and the production of Public Health England submissions.

*She/he will use the data to produce regular Performance Management reports of screening programme rejection rates, and dissemination of performance management letters.

*Is able to identify and escalate problems that may affect the quality of the data and subsequent reports.

*Inputs accurate and timely data into BadgerNet.

*Supports projects relating to data collection as required.

*Under the director of the screening co-ordinators, organises relevant meetings/seminars for midwives and other professionals involved in the screening programmes.

*Work flexible and undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade as required.

*Has a polite and professional manner when communicating with other professionals and outside agencies.

*Undertake general clerical duties, such as photocopying and filing.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

---

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

---