Deputy Antenatal and Newborn Screening programme Midwife
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6289151/249-6289151 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The purpose of the post is to work as a deputy screening coordinator within a team of midwives who provide specialist care planning and co-ordination for women in pregnancy and newborn babies.
The main responsibility for this post would be to deputise for the screening coordinators. This role would involve supporting the band 7 screening coordinators in the provision of antenatal and newborn screening programmes. This coordination will include monitoring of the routine screening service as well as giving and coordinating screen positive results. This role will also involve supporting the screening coordinators in completing and writing national reports and compiling data.
• Deputise for the screening coordinator
• Ensure screen positive results are communicated to the patient in a timely manner.
• Support the screening coordinator in the collection, interpretation and reporting of KPI’s
• Monitor failsafe systems to identify, as early as possible, mothers and babies that may have missed screening or where screening results are incomplete.
• Liaise with NHS England (NHSE) and Quality Assurance (QA) and participate fully in national
• Quality Assurance processes, co-operate in undertaking ad-hoc audits and reviews as requested byQA teams and respond in a timely manner to their recommendations.
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
In accordance with UK NSC standards and protocols the aim of the role is to ensure that there are adequate numbers of competent appropriately trained staff in place to deliver a high quality screening programme in line with best practice and guidelines and NHS screening programme national policies.
The postholder will work closely within the multidisciplinary team to address the varied and complex needs of women and newborn babies. The role is key to co-ordinating responses from other agencies and developing personalised care plans.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Jun 2024
The purpose of the post is to work as a deputy screening coordinator within a team of midwives who provide specialist care planning and co-ordination for women in pregnancy and newborn babies.
The main responsibility for this post would be to deputise for the screening coordinators. This role would involve supporting the band 7 screening coordinators in the provision of antenatal and newborn screening programmes. This coordination will include monitoring of the routine screening service as well as giving and coordinating screen positive results. This role will also involve supporting the screening coordinators in completing and writing national reports and compiling data.
• Deputise for the screening coordinator
• Ensure screen positive results are communicated to the patient in a timely manner.
• Support the screening coordinator in the collection, interpretation and reporting of KPI’s
• Monitor failsafe systems to identify, as early as possible, mothers and babies that may have missed screening or where screening results are incomplete.
• Liaise with NHS England (NHSE) and Quality Assurance (QA) and participate fully in national
• Quality Assurance processes, co-operate in undertaking ad-hoc audits and reviews as requested byQA teams and respond in a timely manner to their recommendations.
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
In accordance with UK NSC standards and protocols the aim of the role is to ensure that there are adequate numbers of competent appropriately trained staff in place to deliver a high quality screening programme in line with best practice and guidelines and NHS screening programme national policies.
The postholder will work closely within the multidisciplinary team to address the varied and complex needs of women and newborn babies. The role is key to co-ordinating responses from other agencies and developing personalised care plans.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Jun 2024
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