Band 7 Antenatal & Newborn Screening Coordinator
The closing date is 01 July 2025
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join the screening team as an Antenatal and Newborn Screening Co-ordinator.
The post holder will share responsibility with the existing coordinator for the coordination of all NHSE antenatal and newborn screening programmes in the Trust:
Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia
Foetal Anomaly
Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy with the addition of HCV testing (Hepatitis C)
Newborn Bloodspot
Newborn and Infant Physical Examination
The post holder will also manage the implementation of HCV testing, including counselling women with a positive result, education of staff involved in testing, supervision of the referral process and audit.
Main duties of the job
*To demonstrate excellent communication skills, which facilitate working in partnership with the wider Trust multidisciplinary team and specialist services.
*Display good presentation skills.
*Advise and provide clinical support for midwives regarding the NHSE screening programmes.
*Prepare and participate in the Trust antenatal and newborn screening steering group and NHSE programme board.
*Communicate to line manager in challenging situations.
*Co-ordinating and facilitating the antenatal and newborn screening services within the Trust.
*Influencing skills across professional boundaries.
*Inform and counsel women with positive results and facilitate diagnostic testing and support decision making around continuation or termination of pregnancy.
*The post holder will deliver results sensitively and empathically.
*The post holder will be competent in discussing positive screening results and having difficult conversations which may include termination of pregnancy.
*The post holder will use their counselling skills in ensuring that information is delivered sensitively, has been understood and all options available explained.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
Date posted
24 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-9009203
Job locations
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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