Job summary
Join Our Journey: Lead with Excellence in Antenatal & Newborn Screening Be the Difference in Maternity Care
At North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, we are passionate about delivering expert clinical midwifery care and leadership based on the latest evidence. Together, we strive to provide the safest and most effective care throughout the maternity pathway. By joining our dedicated and talented team, you'll embark on an exciting journey filled with opportunities for learning, development, and meaningful impact.
About the RoleWe are seeking a skilled and dynamic professional to take on the pivotal role of Antenatal & Newborn Screening Coordinator. In this role, you will bring highly developed specialist knowledge and extensive experience in antenatal and newborn screening, using your expertise to lead a multidisciplinary team and drive the delivery of exceptional care.
Main duties of the job
- Leadership & Coordination: Oversee all six antenatal and newborn screening programmes across the Trust, ensuring effective delivery, quality assurance, and robust failsafe mechanisms.
- Collaboration: Work closely with diverse teams, including ultrasound, fetal medicine, early pregnancy units, hearing screening, paediatrics, laboratories, Child Health Records Departments, tertiary centres, and quality assurance teams.
- Policy & Quality Management: Develop, implement, and audit policies, guidelines, and pathways, ensuring continuous improvement and adherence to high standards.
- Performance Reporting: Provide regular updates on programme performance to NHS England screening commissioners, regional quality assurance teams, and Trust leadership.
- Family & Staff Support: Act as a vital member of the multidisciplinary team, offering guidance and support to families and staff involved in antenatal and newborn screening.
About us
We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.
In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and responsibilities of the role .
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
NMC registration
Essential
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- 2 years practising as a midwife
- Evidence of professional development
- Counselling skills
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
- Degree level education
Experience
Essential
- Awareness of professional responsibilities
- Specialist knowledge and experience of antenatal and newborn screening programmes
- Able to make appropriate clinical decisions in view of recent research, informed choice, and individual circumstances
- Able to deliver bad news to patients in an appropriate/empathetic manner
- Knowledge of clinical governance and relevance to practice
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate conducting annual appraisals
- Evidence of attendance on a counselling/breaking bad news course
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of current safety requirements; NSC, FASP, NICE and other relevant national guidelines
- Keen to support the Maternity Services Strategy, with particular regard to the quality of the patient journey
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the department and directorate both written and verbal
- Ability to teach and share knowledge
- Can demonstrate evidenced of involvement in service improvement
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate evidence of line management of non-midwifery staff, for example MSWs
- Has participated in research and audit
Key Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills: written/oral/non-verbal
- Flexible and receptive to change
- Able to work as part of a small team in a potentially high pressured and emotive environment
- IT experience, being able to use the necessary computerised reporting system and electronic patient records
- Highly motivated individual able to work under own initiative
- Ability to interpret statistics and utilise knowledge to help advise women regarding antenatal screening and diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
Desirable
- Experience of Microsoft Excel / Word / PowerPoint
Other
Essential
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients, and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust Values and Behaviours
Person Specification
NMC registration
Essential
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- 2 years practising as a midwife
- Evidence of professional development
- Counselling skills
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
- Degree level education
Experience
Essential
- Awareness of professional responsibilities
- Specialist knowledge and experience of antenatal and newborn screening programmes
- Able to make appropriate clinical decisions in view of recent research, informed choice, and individual circumstances
- Able to deliver bad news to patients in an appropriate/empathetic manner
- Knowledge of clinical governance and relevance to practice
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate conducting annual appraisals
- Evidence of attendance on a counselling/breaking bad news course
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of current safety requirements; NSC, FASP, NICE and other relevant national guidelines
- Keen to support the Maternity Services Strategy, with particular regard to the quality of the patient journey
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the department and directorate both written and verbal
- Ability to teach and share knowledge
- Can demonstrate evidenced of involvement in service improvement
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate evidence of line management of non-midwifery staff, for example MSWs
- Has participated in research and audit
Key Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills: written/oral/non-verbal
- Flexible and receptive to change
- Able to work as part of a small team in a potentially high pressured and emotive environment
- IT experience, being able to use the necessary computerised reporting system and electronic patient records
- Highly motivated individual able to work under own initiative
- Ability to interpret statistics and utilise knowledge to help advise women regarding antenatal screening and diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
Desirable
- Experience of Microsoft Excel / Word / PowerPoint
Other
Essential
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients, and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust Values and Behaviours
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
