ANNB Screening Manager
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £64,455.00 to £74,896.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64455.00 - £74896.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE18 4QH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9197-26-0076 |
Summary
Include but not limited to: In partnership with the Head of Midwifery and the Director of Midwifery lead and implement the Trusts ANNB screening priorities and strategy To be the lead specialist in the field of antenatal and newborn screening, assisting and advising other health professionals in the care of maternity service users and their families. Ensure that all Trust antenatal and newborn screening pathways meet national standards and that new or updated standards are implemented as they are released which are under pinned by research and evidence based practice in line with NSC guidance and standards Ensure the Maternity Screening Failsafe database is up to date with accurate, reportable information To ensure failsafe systems are in place within all antenatal and newborn screening pathways. To ensure that appropriate systems are in place for all screen positive antenatal screening results to be dealt with in a timely manner and acted on appropriately. To provide information, support and counselling to women, where required, to enable them to make informed decisions regarding further testing and/or the management of their pregnancy. To ensure systems are in place for the timely follow up of all newborn blood spot screening results where the screening team are notified that a repeat sample is required. Responsible undertaking a annual Training Needs Analysis for the provision of education/training for multi-professional antenatal and newborn screening team. Responsible for the provision of education/training for maternity staff by providing sessions on the Trust maternity mandatory training. Responsible for the provision of education/training on screening pathways and standards to the multi-professional team across the Trust. To ensure systems are in place for the Quality Assurance of all antenatal and newborn screening programmes. Analyse highly complex care pathways to identify gaps in performance and action plan in conjunction with key stakeholders to re structure screening care pathways and to close any loop holes, which includes care pathways that feed into screening. Collate data for the publication for the Key performance indicators (KPI), and preparation for all National Screening Committee (NSC) external quality assurance visits. To develop, publish and regular review Trust policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to antenatal and newborn screening. To develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures for staff undertaking screening work To lead the antenatal and newborn screening service Participate in managers oncalll rota See JD for full description