Job summary
Antenatal and Newborn Screening Co-ordinator
The post holder will be a specialist resource in the field of antenatal & newborn screening and diagnosis, assisting and advising other health professionals in the care of women undergoing testing. They will lead the implementation and evaluation of systems to ensure that every pregnant person and newborn baby is offered all appropriate NHS funded screening programmes offered by the Trust ,meeting national standards; linking with regionally agreed quality assurance mechanisms.
Main duties of the job
To lead the Antenatal and Newborn Screening service and establish an infrastructure that will deliver a level of service which is equitable, evidence based and consistent with the recommendations and standards of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)
To act as the professional lead for the day to day management, evaluation and quality assurance of the screening process including the provision of digital screening information, the screening procedures and any onward referral.
To work closely with the Risk and Governance team and participate in investigations of antenatal and newborn screening incidents and share learning from incidents and changes in practice with staff.
To operate and monitor all failsafe system to identify, as early as possible, mothers and babies that may have missed or where screening results are incomplete across the antenatal and newborn screening and vaccination programmes.
To liaise with NHS England (NHSE) and Quality Assurance (QA), by participating in national Quality Assurance processes, reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs),risks and audits. To undertake reviews as requested by QA teams with a timely response to any recommendations.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details of the main responsibilities of this role, the document is attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details of the main responsibilities of this role, the document is attached.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- Provides evidence of continuous personal and professional development
- Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff
Desirable
- Specialist Training in Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
- Counselling Course in haemoglobinopathies
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Consolidated Post registration experience in all aspects of Midwifery Care
- Evidence of clinical competence
- Sound knowledge of Antenatal & Newborn Screening Programmes
- Experience of counselling
Desirable
- Experience in infectious diseases and hemoglobinopathies in pregnancy and in fetal medicine
- Experience in developing and implementing guidelines
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Good leadership skills and Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
- Good counselling and listening skills and ability to deal with delivering distressing news.
- Understanding of current issues in antenatal and newborn screening e.g. Failsafe systems, national standards
- Understanding and knowledge of key performance indicators in screening
- Demonstrates skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and powerpoint and good presentation skills
- Evidence of recent personal development activity
Desirable
- Ability to influence and manage change, including the promotion of evidence based practice
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Role model
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- Provides evidence of continuous personal and professional development
- Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff
Desirable
- Specialist Training in Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
- Counselling Course in haemoglobinopathies
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Consolidated Post registration experience in all aspects of Midwifery Care
- Evidence of clinical competence
- Sound knowledge of Antenatal & Newborn Screening Programmes
- Experience of counselling
Desirable
- Experience in infectious diseases and hemoglobinopathies in pregnancy and in fetal medicine
- Experience in developing and implementing guidelines
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Good leadership skills and Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
- Good counselling and listening skills and ability to deal with delivering distressing news.
- Understanding of current issues in antenatal and newborn screening e.g. Failsafe systems, national standards
- Understanding and knowledge of key performance indicators in screening
- Demonstrates skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and powerpoint and good presentation skills
- Evidence of recent personal development activity
Desirable
- Ability to influence and manage change, including the promotion of evidence based practice
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Role model
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
