Band 3 Failsafe Officer- Antenatal and Newborn Screening

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Band 3 Failsafe Officer for Antenatal and Newborn Screening. You will collate data across programmes, maintain failsafe mechanisms, and support KPI collection and NCARDRs submissions.

The role requires excellent communication with multidisciplinary teams and service users, with a focus on confidentiality and data protection in a busy NHS setting.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths (Grade A–C/9–4) and Level 3 or equivalent.
• IT qualification such as ECDL.
• RSA Level 3 typing or equivalent experience in administrative environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify screening coverage and ensure safety of the screening programmes.
• Maintain audit trails for all screening programmes.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry systems

Information governance

Healthcare experience

Handling confidential information

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Level 3 qualification (NVQ/A Levels)

ECDL IT qualification

RSA typing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Failsafe Officer- Antenatal and Newborn Screening

The closing date is 09 November 2026

University Hospitals Birmingham are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual with an eye for detail to the position of Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) failsafe officer.

The post holder will support the antenatal and newborn screening co-ordinators in the collation and entry of data for the antenatal and newborn screening programmes. This includes infectious diseases in pregnancy, Down's syndrome screening and Fetal Anomaly Screening, Haemoglobinopathy screening, Newborn Infant Physical examination and Newborn Bloodspot screening.

Main duties of the job

The failsafe officer will identify screening coverage of the eligible population and ensure safety of the screening programmes. The postholder 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 maintain and evolve mechanisms to collect cohort data for the key performance indicators (KPI) and for the National Screening Committee Annual Report for Antenatal and Newborn Screening. The post holder will contribute to submitting data to the National Congenital Anomalies and Rare Disease Register (NCARDRs) as required. They will also be involved with assisting in the collation of information and the production of Public Health England submissions. Therefore, the ability to plan, prioritise, and manage own workload to meet deadlines and service needs is essential within this role.

The post holder should have excellent communication skills, both with the multidisciplinary team and with service users. They should be able to deal with concerns and complaints in a sensitive and confidential manner, demonstrating empathy and professionalism at all times.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• * Good general education, including GCSE English and Maths (Grade A--C /9--4).
• * Educated to Level 3 standard, e.g. NVQ Level 3, A Levels, or equivalent relevant qualification/experience.
• * IT qualification such as ECDL.
• * RSA Level 3 typing or equivalent experience within administrative environment.

Experience

• * Experience working with the public and delivering high-quality customer service.
• * Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• * Experience using IT systems for data entry and information retrieval.
• * Experience working in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• * Understanding of confidentiality, data protection and information governance requirements.
• * Experience of working in Healthcare

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust