Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer

• The Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) failsafe officer supports the antenatal and newborn screening co-ordinator in the collation and entry of data for the antenatal and newborn screening programmes, infectious diseases in pregnancy, Down's syndrome screening and Fetal Anomaly Screening, Haemoglobinopathy screening and Newborn Infant Physical Examination and Newborn Bloodspot screening. The failsafe officer will identify screening coverage of the eligible population and ensure safety of the screening programmes. She/he will work closely with the antenatal and newborn screening co-ordinator to facilitate failsafe mechanisms to identify and also prevent missed screening opportunities and maintain an audit trail for all of the above mentioned screening programmes. The ANNB failsafe officer will also maintain and evolve mechanisms to collect cohort data for the key performance indicators (KPI) and antenatal standards data and the National Screening Committee Annual Report for Antenatal and Newborn Screening. Assist in the collation of information and the production of Public Health England submissions.
• The failsafe officer will be expected to communicate with other professionals involved in the screening process, to participate in the organisation of meetings, take minutes for the meetings, preparation of teaching materials and dissemination of performance management letters.

• Clinical support role for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Service.
• Support the screening co-ordinators to develop, maintain and monitor screening database systems to support the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programme.
• Escalates any missed screening to the screening co-ordinator as a priority.
• Ensure that all antenatal screening data is compliant with the National Key Performance indicators.
• Assists in the collation of information and the production of the Annual Screening Report, Quality Assurance failsafe visits.
• Is able to identify and escalate problems that may affect the quality of the data and subsequent reports.
• Inputs accurate and timely data into Cerner and NIPE S4N.
• Under the director of the screening co-ordinator, prepare prior to relevant meetings/seminars for midwives and other professionals involved in the screening programmes. May also attend meetings, take and distribute minutes.
• Undertake general clerical duties, such as photocopying and filing for the screening team.
• Undertake annual appraisal with line managers.
• To ensure that a daily audit of all screening data is performed and to escalate any issues to the appropriate screening leads when women have not been screened- Issues with newborn screening should be escalated to Newborn Screening Co-ordinator.

Essential

• Experience of working with a range of Microsoft office packages (e.g. Word, Excel, Access and Outlook).
• Experience in using spreadsheets and database
• Experience of using IT systems
• Experience of working in a busy office/customer care environment
• Experience of working within a similar environment
• Experience of using Cerner and Viewpoint
• Thorough knowledge of data protection and confidentiality policies within the NHS

Essential

• Educated to GCSE level- Must include English and Maths (A-C)
• Willing to undertake further training specific to the position
• NVQ Level 3 in business administration or equivalent relevant qualification or experience

Essential

• Good communication/customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
• Standard keyboard/IT skills
• Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues
• Good organisational skills and ability to multitask
• Excellent time management skills; with the ability to deliver work in agreed priorities and timescales
• Ability to deal professional with enquires from staff, service users and stakeholders o
• Ability to problem solve
• Able to use judgement in situations requiring analysis
• Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in every day working practice Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern

Essential

• Knowledge of producing and inputting to spreadsheets and databases.
• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity.
• Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the service.
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations. Confident in dealing with people at all levels.