Antenatal Screening Support Clerk

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Antenatal and Newborn Screening team at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. We strive to deliver high quality care to our women and their families. As the Antenatal Screening Support Clerk, you would be supporting the team with the collation and entry of data for the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes (infectious diseases in pregnancy, Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia screening, Fetal Anomaly Screening, Newborn Infant Physical Examination and Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme).
The Antenatal Screening Support Clerk will identify screening coverage to the eligible population and ensure safety of the screening programme, by facilitating failsafe mechanisms to identify and prevent missed screening opportunities.
You will support with the collection of data for the quarterly screening Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), annual reports, the Health Protection Agency and any other screening data requests. You will ensure that all investigations, results and appointments are recorded and tracked.
Please be advised that sponsorship is not eligible for this post.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested., On a daily basis you will access the National failsafe for the NIPE examination and Newborn Blood Spot Screening, to ensure that all babies have their screening in accordance with KPI's. The Antenatal Screening Support Clerk will also be expected to maintain and evolve mechanisms to collect and input data for cohort tracking on our many databases, as well as inputting outcomes from screening tests. The Antenatal Screening Support Clerk will be expected to communicate with other professionals involved in the screening process, to participate in the organisation and the of taking minutes for the meetings. The Antenatal Screening Support Clerk will also provide general clerical duties to support the Screening Team. Full on the job training will be given.
+ Support the screening Co-Ordinator /Screening Midwives to develop, maintain and monitor screening database systems to support the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programme.
+ Escalate any missed screening to the Screening Co-Ordinator/Midwives as priority.
+ Ensure that all antenatal screening data is compliant with the National Key Performance Indicators.
+ Assist in the collation of information/data collection as required.
+ Chase up missing information by liaising with clinical staff, laboratories and service users., + Access the National Failsafe for the NIPE examination (S4N failsafe system) to ensure the compliance with the NIPE pathway is maintained.
+ Access the National failsafe for the Newborn Bloodspot Screening to ensure all babies have had Screening undertaken. This includes tracking/transferring babies and liaising with Newborn Screening/ Child Health.
+ Undertake general clerical duties, such as photocopying and sending letters to support the screening team.
+ Undertake annual appraisal with line manager.
+ Provide administrative support for internal and external screening meetings.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.
In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.
UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.
If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.
We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.
Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
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