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Job overview

·         Provide clinical and non-clinical support to the Multi-professional team under the direction of an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional.

·         Deliver direct and indirect care under the direction of an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional.

·         Deliver effective healthcare to patients/ service users.

·         Undertake unsupervised aspects of care and therapeutic intervention as delegated by the Registered Health Care Professional within an agreed protocol, sphere of responsibility and after completing appropriate competency based training agreed by the Trust.

·         Failsafe the antenatal screening programmes within the antenatal department, working closely with the maternity ultrasound department to ensure women receive a conclusive result for their antenatal screening tests

·         Use the national newborn failsafe systems to ensure that all babies under the care of UHL receive blood spot screening and the Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) in a timely manner

·         Communicate appropriate information to women and their families

Main duties of the job

Understand the antenatal and newborn screening programmes and the importance of submitting samples that are suitable for testing to the lab       

Ensure that the daily tracking of Trisomy screening samples is correct and action any investigation into any omissions

Ability to organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in relation to client care working alongside the multi-disciplinary team

Ability to use spreadsheets and databases in order to support the wider ANNB screening team in the monitoring and effectiveness of the screening programmes.

Ability to cope with difficult family situations including child protection issues, Rainbow babies and babies with specific birth anomalies to support women and colleagues during these times.

Deputise for the ANNB failsafe officer or regional fetal cardiac co-ordinator as required

To thoroughly investigate any possible missing screening samples when reviewing the antenatal and newborn screening cohorts and escalate any concerns to the senior ANNB screening team

To work as a role model in the clinical area to demonstrate to colleagues the optimal way to submit screening samples to the lab to avoid samples being rejected.

Ability to use a computer to look up appointments and telephone consultations and arrange appointments. Training will be given if required.

File medical records.

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals: 

• high-quality care for all, 
• being a great place to work, 
• partnerships for impact, and 
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud, 
• we are inclusive, and 
• we are one team 

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/