Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: 15 hours per week
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SP04012
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Maternity Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/01/2025
Employer heading
Failsafe Officer
NHS AfC: Band 4
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.Ìý
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
The Failsafe Officer will ensure that robust, high quality failsafe systems are in place for large and complex Antenatal and Newborn Screening (ANNB) programmes.Ìý The post holder will support the Screening Co-Ordinator in ensuring that the ANNB screening service is continuously developed and delivered in accordance with the Failsafe requirements outlined by the National Screening Committee to the population of pregnant birthing people and newborn babies.
Base location: St Mary's Maternity Hospital (move to Bournemouth in April 2025)
Interview date: 20 January 2025
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Main duties of the job
- To work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams to ensure eligible women are offered timely antenatal and newborn screening in line with national and local guidance.
- To oversee the input of information, including examinations, results and appointment to ensure they are accurately entered onto local and national databased via failsafe processes.
- To implement and carry out failsafe checks for the ANNB Screening Programmes under the supervision of the ANNB Screen Co-Ordinator.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD.Ìý They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.Ìý
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.Ìý Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview. Ìý
There is a planned move for this service anticipated duringÌý ÌýApril 2025, when this role and base of work will relocate toÌýBournemouth site.Ìý Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions. Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- GCSE in Math and English Grade 4-9 or equivalent
- NVQ 3 Business Administration or Team Leadership or Customer Care or equivalent qualification / experience.
- RSA III or equivalent level of skill gained through experience or alternative qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience with Data collation and analysis.
- Significant clerical/administrative experience within customer care environment or similar.
- Experience of working under pressure.
- Experience of working as part of a team in a mutli-disciplinary environment.
Desirable criteria
- Previous Experience of working in the NHS
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent Written/verbal communication skills
- Advanced keyboard & Computer Skills (Microsoft office)
- Ability to work using own initiative with excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise own workload and work to deadlines.
- Ability to exercise judgement and take responsibility for actions.
- Able to promote good working relationships amongst team, colleagues and clinical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the five National Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes
- Good working knowledge of Maternity digital systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Akeisha Robinson
- Job title
- Senior Matron Outpatient Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 3154
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