Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 230-42717808-FH-A
- Employer
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- Nuneaton
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer
NHS AfC: Band 3
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.
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We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel.
Job overview
**PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship**
Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer
37.5 hours per week
Fixed term for 12 months
Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
Closing Date: Wednesday 4th November 2026
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more
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The Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer will provide cover for the Failsafe Sonography Officer during periods of absence.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Main duties of the job
- 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.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme – find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- 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.
Person specification
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- 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
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- 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 •
- 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
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Reliable
- Punctual
Other
Essential criteria
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Zoey Cardwell
- Job title
- Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476865177
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