Job summary
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity, then look no further! Maternity services at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are exciting, innovative and woman centred. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and dynamic midwife to join our management team as the Antenatal & Newborn Screening Manager. You will be working with a dedicated team who are continually evaluating the service so that it is a woman centred, quality driven and responsive maternity unit.
The post is to manage the antenatal screening service in Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley. You will have overall responsibility for screening at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
You will be supported in your new role and encouraged to develop initiatives to improve screening services and staff experience. Working with a friendly team of managers, you will really enjoy being part of our multi-award winning maternity service.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will lead the antenatal and new-born screening service and ensure the provision of a high quality; user centred antenatal and newborn screening service for the Trust, in line with the National Screening Committee standards across all LGT sites and community areas.
The post-holder will provide clinical expertise, professional direction and leadership in the area of antenatal and new-born screening with some line management duties.
The post holder may be required to represent the Head of Midwifery on the delivery of the clinical business related to the antenatal and newborn screening pathways.
The post holder will demonstrate a highly visible, authoritative and democratic leadership style, which is underpinned by the values of the Trust.
The post holder will be required to have excellent IT knowledge and skills to enable clinical expertise and professional direction and leadership in Microsoft Office software and LGT IT systems.
You will also participate in the oncall managers rota.
The post holder is accountable to the Head of Midwifery QEH
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
Include but not limited to:
In partnership with the Head of Midwifery and the Director of Midwifery lead and implement the Trusts ANNB screening priorities and strategy
To be the lead specialist in the field of antenatal and newborn screening, assisting and advising other health professionals in the care of maternity service users and their families.
Ensure that all Trust antenatal and newborn screening pathways meet national standards and that new or updated standards are implemented as they are released which are under pinned by research and evidence based practice in line with NSC guidance and standards
Ensure the Maternity Screening Failsafe database is up to date with accurate, reportable information
To ensure failsafe systems are in place within all antenatal and newborn screening pathways.
To ensure that appropriate systems are in place for all screen positive antenatal screening results to be dealt with in a timely manner and acted on appropriately.
To provide information, support and counselling to women, where required, to enable them to make informed decisions regarding further testing and/or the management of their pregnancy.
To ensure systems are in place for the timely follow up of all newborn blood spot screening results where the screening team are notified that a repeat sample is required.
Responsible undertaking a annual Training Needs Analysis for the provision of education/training for multi-professional antenatal and newborn screening team.
Responsible for the provision of education/training for maternity staff by providing sessions on the Trust maternity mandatory training.
Responsible for the provision of education/training on screening pathways and standards to the multi-professional team across the Trust.
To ensure systems are in place for the Quality Assurance of all antenatal and newborn screening programmes.
Analyse highly complex care pathways to identify gaps in performance and action plan in conjunction with key stakeholders to re structure screening care pathways and to close any loop holes, which includes care pathways that feed into screening.
Collate data for the publication for the Key performance indicators (KPI), and preparation for all National Screening Committee (NSC) external quality assurance visits.
To develop, publish and regular review Trust policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to antenatal and newborn screening.
To develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures for staff undertaking screening work
To lead the antenatal and newborn screening service
Participate in managers oncalll rota
See JD for full description
Job description
Job responsibilities
Include but not limited to:
In partnership with the Head of Midwifery and the Director of Midwifery lead and implement the Trusts ANNB screening priorities and strategy
To be the lead specialist in the field of antenatal and newborn screening, assisting and advising other health professionals in the care of maternity service users and their families.
Ensure that all Trust antenatal and newborn screening pathways meet national standards and that new or updated standards are implemented as they are released which are under pinned by research and evidence based practice in line with NSC guidance and standards
Ensure the Maternity Screening Failsafe database is up to date with accurate, reportable information
To ensure failsafe systems are in place within all antenatal and newborn screening pathways.
To ensure that appropriate systems are in place for all screen positive antenatal screening results to be dealt with in a timely manner and acted on appropriately.
To provide information, support and counselling to women, where required, to enable them to make informed decisions regarding further testing and/or the management of their pregnancy.
To ensure systems are in place for the timely follow up of all newborn blood spot screening results where the screening team are notified that a repeat sample is required.
Responsible undertaking a annual Training Needs Analysis for the provision of education/training for multi-professional antenatal and newborn screening team.
Responsible for the provision of education/training for maternity staff by providing sessions on the Trust maternity mandatory training.
Responsible for the provision of education/training on screening pathways and standards to the multi-professional team across the Trust.
To ensure systems are in place for the Quality Assurance of all antenatal and newborn screening programmes.
Analyse highly complex care pathways to identify gaps in performance and action plan in conjunction with key stakeholders to re structure screening care pathways and to close any loop holes, which includes care pathways that feed into screening.
Collate data for the publication for the Key performance indicators (KPI), and preparation for all National Screening Committee (NSC) external quality assurance visits.
To develop, publish and regular review Trust policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to antenatal and newborn screening.
To develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures for staff undertaking screening work
To lead the antenatal and newborn screening service
Participate in managers oncalll rota
See JD for full description
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven recent midwifery experience.
- Demonstrate good levels of theoretical and practical experience of management / clinical skills.
- Experience of working in antenatal and newborn screening
- Demonstrate an understanding of midwifery research based care.
- Ability to deal with problems
Desirable
- Experience of working in both hospital and community setting
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- A master's degree
- Registered Practising Midwife
- Post registration qualification or equivalent experience in speciality
- Evidence of professional development.
- Mentorship or equivalent qualification
- Counselling skills
- Knowledge of antenatal and Newborn screening
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
- Management Qualification
- Pegasus trained
- ARC level 1&2
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- Awareness and understanding of current national and local Midwifery issues.
- Demonstrate desire to improve Standards.
- Demonstrate understanding of budgetary control.
- Understanding change Management process.
- Ability to be objective when assessing staff awareness and understanding of current national and local antenatal screening issues
Desirable
- Evidence of implementing change
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven recent midwifery experience.
- Demonstrate good levels of theoretical and practical experience of management / clinical skills.
- Experience of working in antenatal and newborn screening
- Demonstrate an understanding of midwifery research based care.
- Ability to deal with problems
Desirable
- Experience of working in both hospital and community setting
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- A master's degree
- Registered Practising Midwife
- Post registration qualification or equivalent experience in speciality
- Evidence of professional development.
- Mentorship or equivalent qualification
- Counselling skills
- Knowledge of antenatal and Newborn screening
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
- Management Qualification
- Pegasus trained
- ARC level 1&2
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- Awareness and understanding of current national and local Midwifery issues.
- Demonstrate desire to improve Standards.
- Demonstrate understanding of budgetary control.
- Understanding change Management process.
- Ability to be objective when assessing staff awareness and understanding of current national and local antenatal screening issues
Desirable
- Evidence of implementing change
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).
