Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) Screening & Immunisation Support Midwife

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

18.75 hours (Job Share)

Base: Main base St Peter's Hospital, with requirement to work at any other Trust site as necessary.

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) Screening & Immunisation Support Midwife to work within Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals maternity services.

The post holder will:Support the maternity screening leads in the implementation and co-ordination of all key objectives in relation to the Antenatal and Newborn Screening (ANNB) Programmes for Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Trust

Will provide information, support and counselling service for women considering or undergoing prenatal tests.

Support leads in the delivery of local screening policies and embed best practice for screening programmes and services.

Ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, effective and equitable screening programmes that meet the outcomes set out in the Public Health Agenda.Support continuous quality improvement through the implementation of standards, ongoing data collection and reporting systems and through a programme of monitoring, evaluation and feedback.

Adhere to the quality assurance structures for screening programmes that will ensure compliance with national standards.

For further details please contact:Joanna Doumouchtsi, Consultant Midwife for Public Health - joanna.doumouchtsi@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

- Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of standards of care in conjunction with other colleaguesas part of the multiprofessional team, ensuring best practice- Involvement in monitoring Trust antenatal and newborn screening pathways meet nationalstandards and that new or updated standards are implemented as they are released by the NSC.- Work closely with the ANNB screening & Immunisation failsafe officer to confirm thatappropriate failsafe systems are in place within all antenatal and newborn screening pathways.- Ensure all screen positive antenatal screening results are identified and to act on themappropriately and escalate if necessary- Provide information, support and counseling to women, where required, to enable them tomake informed decisions regarding further testing and/or the management of their pregnancy.To assist in the day to day running of the screening service.- Work closely with the screening team to ensure "failsafe" of the programmes is maintained.- Counsel women regarding their choices following a high risk result, referring women for furthertesting, dealing with results and referrals for termination of pregnancy.- Support and actively participate in the delivery of the maternity immunisation programme

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • On-site Nurseries
  • On-site staff cafes
  • On-site parking
  • Support in career development
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year pa inc. HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

323-NM0230-JN

Job locations

St. Peter's Hospital

Chertsey

KT160PZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder will: Provide information and results to women and their families in each of the antenatal andnewborn screening programmes:Sickle cell and Thalassaemia programmeFetal Anomaly programmeInfectious diseases in Pregnancy programmeNewborn and Infant physical examination programmeNewborn Bloodspot programme Support women when making difficult decisions following screening test results Support the ANNB screening coordinator in the collation and production of the National KPI data Support the ANNB screening coordinator with the training and education of colleagues Support the delivery of the maternity immunisation programme

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder will: Provide information and results to women and their families in each of the antenatal andnewborn screening programmes:Sickle cell and Thalassaemia programmeFetal Anomaly programmeInfectious diseases in Pregnancy programmeNewborn and Infant physical examination programmeNewborn Bloodspot programme Support women when making difficult decisions following screening test results Support the ANNB screening coordinator in the collation and production of the National KPI data Support the ANNB screening coordinator with the training and education of colleagues Support the delivery of the maternity immunisation programme

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current Registration as a registered Midwife
  • Mentorship / Practice Supervisor Practice Assessor trained

Desirable

  • Counselling qualification
  • Genetics / haemoglobinopathy counselling qualification
  • Screening module

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in ANNB screening
  • Formal and informal teaching practice in the classroom

Desirable

  • Leadership qualifications and or experience
  • Breaking Bad News / manging sensitive situations

Knowledge

Essential

  • NHS Constitution
  • Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
  • National Screening Programmes
  • Maternal and Neonatal immunisation Programmes

Skills

Essential

  • Have the knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights as appropriate to the role
  • Able to provide a customer focussed service
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current Registration as a registered Midwife
  • Mentorship / Practice Supervisor Practice Assessor trained

Desirable

  • Counselling qualification
  • Genetics / haemoglobinopathy counselling qualification
  • Screening module

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in ANNB screening
  • Formal and informal teaching practice in the classroom

Desirable

  • Leadership qualifications and or experience
  • Breaking Bad News / manging sensitive situations

Knowledge

Essential

  • NHS Constitution
  • Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
  • National Screening Programmes
  • Maternal and Neonatal immunisation Programmes

Skills

Essential

  • Have the knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights as appropriate to the role
  • Able to provide a customer focussed service

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Peter's Hospital

Chertsey

KT160PZ


Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Peter's Hospital

Chertsey

KT160PZ


Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Midwife for Public Health

Joanna Doumouchtsi

joanna.doumouchtsi@nhs.net

01932723891

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year pa inc. HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

323-NM0230-JN

Job locations

St. Peter's Hospital

Chertsey

KT160PZ


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