Maternity Fail Safe Officer

Responsibilities

The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team delivering a flexible, safe, and effective antenatal screening and vaccination service for pregnant women and service users at Royal Surrey Hospital.

The maternity services offers various vaccinations to pregnant women during the course of their pregnancy. The post holder is responsible for all administration relating to the offer and administration of maternity vaccinations. They will have overall responsibility to provide efficient and effective administration of the six national ANNB screening programmes;
Newborn Hearing, Newborn Bloodspot, Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, Infectious diseases in pregnancy, haemoglobinopathies and Fetal Anomaly.

The post holder will also maintain accurate screening and vaccination databases and provide accurate statistical information to support quality assurance processes and key performance indicator metrics.

The post holder will have overall responsibility to provide efficient and effective administration of the maternal Flu, Pertussis and RSV vaccination programmes. They will maintain oversight of vaccination appointments, ordering of and ensuring adequate stock levels of vaccines available, complete GP reporting for administered vaccines and monthly returns for vaccinations given.

They will be responsible for ensuring all those eligible for the vaccination programme are offered the relevant vaccine and will coordinate all clinics to ensure coverage, capacity and timeliness of vaccination.

Antenatal and Newborn screening programmes aim to detect conditions that are present in either the mother or baby that might have an adverse effect on the health of either.

Pregnant women and newborn babies are offered screening tests as an integrated and linked part of their care. Optimal screening programmes require effective team working across a number of professional groups, departments and organisations. Trust programmes are benchmarked against national and locally agreed standards; and audit and performance monitoring is seen as essential to assure the safety and effectiveness of the service.

The post holder is responsible to the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinators but will work closely with each member of the maternity and paediatric team based within the Trust.