Failsafe and administration officer forANNB

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Failsafe and Administration Officer to work with the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Team. The role involves maintaining failsafing for screening programmes and providing essential administrative support. Candidates should be educated to A-level or NVQ Level 4 in Business and have experience with data entry and IT systems. Knowledge of NHS screening programmes is beneficial. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to vital healthcare services.

Responsibilities

• Assist with data collation for reports to the Trust and NHSE.
• Track women and babies for timely screening as per NHSE guidelines.
• Escalate anomalies to screening leads.
• Maintain spreadsheets and trackers for screening.
• Provide administration support for all screening programmes.
• Participate in audit and evaluation of screening pathways.

Skills

Accurate data entry

Typing and checking skills

Customer care experience

Knowledge of screening programmes within the NHS

Education

Educated to A-level or NVQ Level 4 in Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

IT systems and patient data systems

Job description

Failsafe and administration officer forANNB

To work as a member of the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Team, maintaining failsafing for all Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes. This will also include providing essential administration support to each programme.

Programmes include:

Fetal anomaly screening programme

Sickle cell and thalassemia

Infectious diseases in pregnancy

Newborn Blood Spot

Newborn and Infant Physical Examination.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of the member of the screening team, responsible for maintaining failsafe for all Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes, providing assurance that all women and babies have had relevant screening opportunities within specified times. Reporting to the screening leads if any anomalies. Providing administration support for all screening programmes.

About us

Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting with the collation of data for regular reports that need to be submitted to the Trust and NHSE.
• Responsible through tracking systems to track all women and babies to ensure they are offered and receive screening within specific time frames set by NHSE.
• Escalate concerns to screening leads of any anomalies in the screening tracking to ensure that opportunities are not missed to ensure women and babies have been screened.
• Collate data on all aspects of Antenatal and Newborn Screening, ensuring that spreadsheets and trackers are kept up to date within agreed timeframes.
• Provide effective administration support to all screening programmes as required.
• Participate in the audit and evaluation of relevant pathways within the screening programme.

Person Specification

Education

• Educated to A-level, or NVQ Level 4 in Business

Experience

• Accurate data entry, typing and checking skills

Experience

• Experience of using full range of IT systems and patient data systems
• Experience of using Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
• Customer care experience
• Knowledge of screening programmes within the NHS

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.

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