Band 3 Failsafe Officer for Antenatal and Newborn Screening

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our Antenatal and Newborn Screening department in an administrative capacity. This is a fixed term position for 9 months. 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.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support to the antenatal and newborn screening co-ordinators for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes, working within strict departmental and national procedures with responsibility for receiving, maintaining and providing manual and electronic data containing sensitive and confidential screening information.

*Establishing and effectively managing screening databases for Antenatal and Newborn Screening ensuring that working procedures adhere to the Data Protection requirements of the IT systems used within the Trust.

*Collating and inputting patient clinical and non-clinical data and screening outcome details on to the screening database.

*Providing accurate and timely statistical screening data to the screening co-ordinators and other colleagues as required.

The postholder will be based at BHH; however, will need to be able to work flexibly according to the needs of the service.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

03 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9004687LD

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good general education (e.g. GCSE English and Maths)
*Business Administrator level 2 or equivalent experience in clerical environment

Experience

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 using IT systems
*Experience of working in a busy office/customer care environment

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Good communication/customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
*Standard keyboard/IT skills
*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
*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
*Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues
*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
*Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equity and diversity
*Reliable
*Punctual
*Ability to travel to multiple sites if required (shuttle services available)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good general education (e.g. GCSE English and Maths)
*Business Administrator level 2 or equivalent experience in clerical environment

Experience

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 using IT systems
*Experience of working in a busy office/customer care environment

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Good communication/customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
*Standard keyboard/IT skills
*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
*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
*Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues
*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
*Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equity and diversity
*Reliable
*Punctual
*Ability to travel to multiple sites if required (shuttle services available)

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.