Antenatal and Newborn Screening Midwife

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the screening team based in South Tees Trust to assist in the day to day running, monitoring and development of the antenatal & newborn screening programmes. The post holder will support the Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) Screening Coordinator to ensure a high quality antenatal and Newborn screening service is provided for all women and their families.

To achieve this theAntenatal and Newborn Screening Team work in collaboration with NHSE Quality Assurance leads to monitor the quality and effectiveness of the screening services offered in the Trust and are consistent with the UK National Screening Committee recommendations (UKNSC) and NHSE programme standards, to meet the national service specification and thresholds set (except the Newborn hearing screening programme as this is managed within Tees Valley).

There is an expectation to work clinically/operationally as required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the ANNB Screening Coordinator to (deputising in his/her absence):

Manage screen positive results across the screening pathways.Counsel women and their families in the event of an increased chance, antenatal screen positive result and fetal anomaly.Collect and collate matched cohort screening data for quarterly and annual data KPI returns.Write and present screening programme reports at local, regional and national level.Participate in audit, education of staff and guideline development.Regularly review and implement new processes/systems/fail-safes to reduce risk in antenatal and new-born screening.Support the fetal medicine service as required.Prepare for and attend relevant internal and external meetings e.g. Regional ANNB board meetings, local quarterly ANNB Screening meeting, regional fetal medicine.

Act as an excellent clinical role model and practice autonomously within the parameters of guidelines/policies and sphere of professional practiceSupport with the management of the ANNB failsafe officer

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered NMC Midwife
• Completion of ANNB Screening modules on ELfH platform
• Completion of preceptorship programme
• Evidence of ongoing professional development list

Desirable

• Teaching Certificate or equivalent
• Counselling Certificate
• NIPE practitioner
• Evidence of further post registration study

Experience

Essential

• Midwifery experience at Band 6 level
• Ability to work with multi-professionals, students and newly qualified midwives

Desirable

• Experience of change management
• Counselling experience
• Leadership and change management skills

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
• Awareness of screening programmes delivered by the trust and NHSE
• Effective analytical and reflective skills
• Diplomatic
• Personal and professional maturity
• Recognition of own limitations
• Flexible and positive approach to work
• Enthusiastic, motivated articulate and a team player.
• Able to work flexible hours to meet service needs.
• Committed to women's centred care.
• Ability to work under pressure/meet tight deadlines whilst delivering high-quality work

Desirable

• A working knowledge of clinical governance
• An understanding of public health issues and ANNB screening pathways
• Evidence of innovative practice that involves research or audit
• Experience of counselling in bereavement
• Ability to work at a Strategic level and influence the development of services
• Recent managerial or coordinator experience