Antenatal and Newborn screening support worker inLeicester inLeicester PUBLISHED
FRI 25 OCT 2024
The support worker will help manage screening programs, oversee the tracking of Trisomy screening samples, and investigate any missing samples. They must demonstrate effective organisational and prioritisation skills when managing their workload, while using spreadsheets and databases to aid in monitoring screening programs.
Additional duties include assisting with care planning, observing patient health, maintaining effective communication, filing medical records, and fostering an understanding of cultural needs and individual patient preferences. The role also requires the ability to cope with challenging situations involving family dynamics and patient care.
Key relationships include various healthcare professionals within the maternity and pediatric sectors, ensuring cooperation for optimal patient care. Training will be provided for specific tasks, highlighting the trust's commitment to competency-based practice.
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
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.
About us
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Hospital/Community Midwives and MCAs, Antenatal and Newborn screening team/Antenatal clinic and Fetal Medicine/Unit Manager/Childrens hospital nurses and Paediatricians/Neonatal nurses, BCAs and Neonatologists/the wider multi-disciplinary team; Facilities Directorate; Womens and Childrens Directorate; Infection control; Patient Information and Liaison Service
Undertake specified direct and indirect care, clinical and therapeutic intervention as delegated by the Registered Midwife / Nurse / Health Care Professional.
Carry out clinical care and support consistent with the patients/users plans of care.
Implement maternity care programmes, including providing advice in accordance within agreed Trust and Directorate policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines
Deliver unsupervised specified care and intervention as prescribed by an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional in accordance to agreed Trust and Directorate policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
Assist the Registered Professional by developing care plans; assessing and documenting care; providing verbal and written reports in an effective and safe manner.
Make observations of care with regard to supporting the patients/users general health and wellbeing.
Maintain effective communication with the Registered Midwife/Health Care Professional regarding issues relating to assigned duties, promptly reporting areas of concern.
Carry out duties consistent with individual patients/users wishes, maintaining privacy, dignity and recognising cultural diversity and needs.
Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the care delivered by the Health care team and that benefits the patient/user experience.