Antenatal & Newborn failsafe officer

Walsall Healthcare; Walsall; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Staff accommodation where available

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 3 Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) Screening Failsafe Officer. You will provide specialist administrative support, data collection and analysis to the ANNB screening team, ensuring data is correctly entered for national programmes.

The role involves developing failsafe systems to ensure all mothers and babies are screened, with focus on breaches and timely action to prevent misses, within a busy NHS environment.

Qualifications

• GCSE pass in English Language and Maths, or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 2 or relevant experience
• commit to in house training

Responsibilities

• Collate and entry data for the National Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes.
• Develop and maintain failsafe processes to ensure all eligible mothers and babies are offered and complete the screening pathways.
• Timely identify breaches and take action to prevent missed screening opportunities.
• Accountable to Antenatal and Newborn Screening Co-ordinator.

Skills

Computer literacy

Confidentiality

Antenatal screening knowledge

Education

GCSE English & Maths

NVQ Level 2

In-house training commitment

Job description

Should you have any queries for the resourcing team, they are available from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. To get in touch please call 01922 656161.

Main area Antenatal & Newborn screening fail safe officer Band 3 Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (full and part time) Job ref 407-WCCSS-8265522

Site Walsall Manor Hospital Town Walsall Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/10/2026 12:00

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

Job overview

The Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) Screening Failsafe Officer will be responsible for providing a specialist administrative (data collection and analysis) service that supports the antenatal and newborn screening team in the collation and entry of data for the National Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes.
Please note, qualifications may be requested prior to arrangement of interviews.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

Antenatal & Newborn screening fail safe officer Band 3

The Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) Screening Failsafe Officer will be responsible for providing a specialist administrative (data collection and analysis) service that supports the antenatal and newborn screening team in the collation and entry of data for the National Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes, that include:

• Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening (SCAT)
• Screening for Infections
• Down’s Syndrome, Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome screening
• Fetal Anomaly Screening (FASP)
• Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE)
• Newborn Bloodspot Screening (NBBS)

The Failsafe Officer will develop and maintain systems and failsafe processes to ensure that all eligible mothers and babies are offered and complete the relevant screening pathways and to timely identify any potential breaches and action these appropriately to prevent any missed screening opportunities.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a specialist administrative role and the post holder will have overall responsibility to provide efficient and effective administration of the 6 national Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) screening programmes (Newborn Hearing screening, Newborn Bloodspot, Newborn Infant Physical Examination, Infectious diseases in pregnancy, Haemoglobinopathies and Fetal Anomaly), to provide screening assurance that each mother and baby has completed the appropriate screening pathway by providing continuous failsafe checks throughout each of the individual screening programmes. The post holder is accountable to the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Co-ordinator.

Qualifications

• GCSE pass in English Language and Maths, or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 2 or relevant experience
• commit to in house training

Experience

• Experience of customer care or dealing with the public.
• Experience of using hospital patient record system
• Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
• Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentiality
• Understanding of Safeguarding issues

Skills

• Computer Literate.
• Demonstrates an understanding of confidentiality.
• Has an awareness of the Antenatal and newborn screening aspect of maternity

Knowledge

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Have a good understanding of IT skills

Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to the internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.

Sponsorship and Visas

We welcome applications from all candidates with the right to work in the UK, including those on Health and Care Visas, Graduate Visas, or other valid permissions. All candidates will be considered on equal terms.

This Trust currently recruits successfully from the domestic labour market and has a sufficient pool of suitably qualified candidates for Band 3 roles. Visa sponsorship is therefore not available for this role currently.Candidates who already hold the right to work in the UK, including those on an existing Health and Care Visa, Graduate Visa, or any other valid permission are welcome to apply and will be considered on equal terms. This position is reviewed regularly in line with Home Office guidance. Right to work will be verified at each stage of the recruitment and monitored throughout employment. All candidates who are offered a position will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK as part of the pre-employment checks process. Where a candidates' right to work is derived from another person’s immigration permission, the Trust will discuss the implications of this with the candidate before a permanent post is confirmed, to ensure that both parties understand the terms on which employment can be sustained.

Recruitment and Selection Approach

In line with best practice and regulatory guidance, our selection process is fair, consistent and based on your ability to perform the role, contribute to the organisation and your potential for development.

What to expect:

• Application screening: Your application will be reviewed against the person specification
• Interview: Typically, a panel interview with competency-based and values-based questions
• Assessment: Role-dependent assessments may include practical tasks or presentations
• Timeline: We aim to complete the process within 47 days of the closing date. Recruitment Journey is attached to all live vacancies.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates at any stage. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early due to high volume of applications