Antenatal Screening Support Clerk (Failsafe Officer)

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Antenatal and Newborn Screening team at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. We strive to deliver high quality care to our women and their families. As the Antenatal Screening Support Clerk, you would be supporting the team with the collation and entry of data for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes (infectious diseases in pregnancy, Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia screening, Fetal Anomaly Screening, Newborn Infant Physical Examination and Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme).

The Antenatal Screening Support Clerk will identify screening coverage to the eligible population and ensure safety of the screening programme, by facilitating failsafe mechanisms to identify and prevent missed screening opportunities.

You will support with the collection of data for the quarterly screening Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), annual reports, the Health Protection Agency and any other screening data requests. You will ensure that all investigations, results and appointments are recorded and tracked.

Please be advised that sponsorship is not eligible for this post.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

On a daily basis you will access the National failsafe for the NIPE examination and Newborn Blood Spot Screening, to ensure that all babies have their screening in accordance with KPI's. The Antenatal Screening Support Clerk will also be expected to maintain and evolve mechanisms to collect and input data for cohort tracking on our many databases, as well as inputting outcomes from screening tests. The Antenatal Screening Support Clerk will be expected to communicate with other professionals involved in the screening process, to participate in the organisation and the of taking minutes for the meetings. The Antenatal Screening Support Clerk will also provide general clerical duties to support the Screening Team. Full on the job training will be given.

• Support the screening Co-Ordinator /Screening Midwives to develop, maintain and monitor screening database systems to support the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programme.
• Escalate any missed screening to the Screening Co-Ordinator/Midwives as priority.
• Ensure that all antenatal screening data is compliant with the National Key Performance Indicators.
• Assist in the collation of information/data collection as required.
• Chase up missing information by liaising with clinical staff, laboratories and service users.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.