Failsafe Officer to ANNB Screening Team * internal*

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

The post holder will have overall responsibility to provide an efficient and effective administration of the 6 national ANNB screening programmes (New-born Hearing screening, New-born Bloodspot, New-born Infant Physical Examination, Infectious diseases in pregnancy, Haemoglobinopathies and Fetal Anomaly). They will also maintain an accurate screening database and provide accurate statistical information.

The post holder is accountable to the Antenatal and New-born Screening Coordinator (WCH) but will work closely with the ANNB Screening Coordinator CIC also.,

• To develop and then maintain database of all patients who attend the services and all screening programmes accessed.


• To liaise as appropriately with external service providers. To provide data to the Screening Coordinators for the quarterly KPIs and annual report as well as provide daily analysis of impending breaches on Failsafe Systems and to action these appropriately to meet service specifications.


• To facilitate the Screening Coordinators to meet the targets as defined by the NHS screening programme publication and alert the Screening Coordinators of impending breaches with identified remedial actions required
  
  At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.


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• Being a clinically led organisation


• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust


• A positive patient experience every time


• A great place to work


• Managing our money well


As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

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