Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£25,760 to £27,476 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Nuneaton, CV10 7DJ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	21 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

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. For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

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