Prenatal Screening Assistant

Job overview

An opportunity has become available for a dynamic, self-motivated individual to join our Prenatal Screening Service. The role will assist the Prenatal Screening Lead Scientist in providing a highly specialised Foetal Anomaly Screening Program for a number of NHS Trusts within the East of England, extending to Northern Ireland UK and Eire, to nationally accepted standards.

We are looking to appoint a well-organised individual who enjoys working as part of a team. You must be capable of working independently while exercising personal initiative and able to organise workload based on the demands of the service. You will need to have excellent communication skills and enjoy working in a busy, challenging but rewarding environment. Able to negotiate and develop good working relationships. You must have a positive approach to change, willing to take on/learn new skills. You must be flexible in response to Service needs and be able to uphold the Trust values of Safe, Kind and Excellent at all time.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to ensure that the Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndrome screening results are checked, updated and reported in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with national guidelines.

You will be required to interpret and report screening results and to communicate abnormal results to the referring clinician or nominated deputy.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the information provided at the time of screening is accurate, and will be required to liaise with the laboratory, midwifery and obstetric staff to follow up any missing information.

You will also be involved in patient data management by recording patient results and outcomes in spreadsheets and databases and also ensuring that the filing and archiving of patient information is up to date.

You may on occasions be required to cover the screening service in the absence of the lead clinical scientist.

You will be able to plan and organise their own workload and is able to work with minimum supervision once fully trained.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 1st April 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on the 11th April 2024.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.