Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer

Are you calm under pressure, detail-focused, and committed to keeping people safe? As a Fail Safe Officer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our operations run safely, efficiently, and in line with the highest standards. This role requires sound judgement, excellent communication skills, and the confidence to make critical decisions when they matter most. You'll work collaboratively with colleagues across the business, always putting safety, integrity, and professionalism first. We're proud of our supportive, inclusive, and high-performing team where everyone is valued and encouraged to contribute. We foster a positive working environment built on respect, trust, and teamwork, with a strong work ethic and a shared commitment to excellence. Guided by our PRIDE Values, we take pride in what we do, respect one another, act with integrity, embrace diversity, and strive for excellence every day. In return, you'll benefit from ongoing training and development, opportunities for career progression, a welcoming team culture, and the satisfaction of making a real difference. If you're looking for a role where your decisions matter, your contributions are recognised, and your team has your back, we'd love to hear from you.,

• Maintain effective databases for Antenatal and Newborn Screening ensuring that working procedures relating to Data protection are adhered too.
• Ensure accurate records are maintained and provide statistical information to the Antenatal & Newborn Screening Coordinator on a regular and ad hoc basis.
• Use own initiative to identify deviations from expected pathways, taking actions to prevent screening incidents where possible and escalating issues to Antenatal & Newborn Screening Specialist Midwives / Matrons / Consultants as necessary.
• Use own initiative to identify missing antenatal appointments (specifically 20 week fetal anomaly scan appointments) and rectify in conjunction with the administrative team.
• Ensure that all patients eligible for antenatal and newborn screening are invited during the required screening timeframe.
• Ensure all patients who do not attend are managed and referred to the correct pathway for onward management.
• Monitor the Newborn screening process to ensure all babies are screened within required timeframe and escalate non-compliance.
• Input and maintain audit trails to demonstrate compliance with required Failsafe measures.
• Responsible for the quality of the data and will participate in regular data cleansing exercises and liaising with staff from other organisations involved in the programme.
• Responsible for the designing, improvement, maintenance and monitoring of failsafe administration procedures.
  
  Good general standard of literacy and numeracy
• To undertake PAS training, Previous clerical work including data input and use of spreadsheets, Good communication and interpersonal skills
• IT skills - accurate data input
• Customer care skills
• Understanding of the need for confidentiality
Attitude, aptitude,
• Flexible - able to multi-task and prioritise
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Team player
  
  Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics