Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer

3 weeks ago


Wigan, United Kingdom Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes aim to detect conditions that are present in either the mother or baby, that might have an adverse effect on the health of either. Pregnant women and newborn babies are offered screening tests. Optimal screening programmes require effective team working across a number of professional groups, departments and organisations.

The post is required to support the Antenatal Screening Co-ordinators. The role of the Failsafe Officer is to facilitate the implementation, monitoring and to maintain safe and quality assured National Antenatal Newborn (ANNB) Screening Programmes and their relevant vaccination programmes locally.

The purpose is to carry out failsafe activities that ensure the screening loop is closed, thereby meeting national standards and most importantly reducing risk of harm or missed screening to mothers and babies for which Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are responsible.
- Establish and effectively manage and maintain screening databases for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes ensuring that work procedures adhere to data protection requirements.
- Implement and maintain failsafe systems by ensuring the eligible population have an outcome recorded for each relevant screening programme.
- This will require the post holder to follow up where data is missing and to request repeat samples if required.
- Provide accurate and timely statistical screening data to the Screening Co-Ordinator and other colleagues as required.
- Assist with activities aimed at maintaining and improving relevant key performance indicators for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes.
- Prepare the agenda, distribute and attend the local Antenatal and Newborn Screening Board accurately recording minutes of the meeting.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Senior positions (Band 8a and above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota.
- Efficient and effective administration of national ANNB screening programmes
- Maintenance of an accurate screening database
- Provision of accurate statistical information
- Provide administrative support to the ANNB Screening Co-ordinator including data input, photocopying, filing, faxing, scanning and other routine office tasks
- Liaise closely with the ANNB Screening Co-ordinator, ward, clinic and community midwives, paediatricians and New-born Hearing Screening teams to ensure the smooth running of the service
- Answer telephone enquiries, refer issues to other members of the group as appropriate and act as the main point of contact in relation to issues / updates for the failsafe system
- Provide data to the Screening Co-ordinator for the quarterly KPI’s and annual report
- Provide a daily analysis of breaches of Failsafe Systems action them appropriately and alert line manager and Screening Co-ordinator when users of the service are adversely affected,
- Incident report via the Datix system where appropriate
- Maintain a flexible approach to the post in order to rapidly assimilate changes in workload, patterns and requirements
- Support the Maternity Service with any other administrative functions that may be required


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