Job summary
- Main area
- Newborn Hearing Screener
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term or Secondment opportunity)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 176-M-7986653-A
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peterborough City Hospital
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Newborn Hearing Screener - Peterborough
Band 3
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved with the hearing screening of new-born babies within Peterborough City Hospital.
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who is organized and methodical to join our 'family-friendly' and dedicated Newborn Hearing Screening team based at Peterborough City Hospital, working within NWAFT . Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as good computer skills are required. Experience of working in a hospital environment and baby handling skills are desirable.
You will be required to perform the hearing screen, record and collect data and liaise with parents and professionals.
****Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice****
Main duties of the job
- To promote a professional, welcoming, and caring environment endorsing a Family Friendly approach to care within a small team of new-born hearing screeners at Peterborough City Hospital.
- This role encompasses work on a busy and dynamic postnatal care settings as well as the neonatal intensive care unit and community settings.
- To provide the new-born hearing screening programme in line with the NHS screening commissioned services.
- The post holder will be fully trained whilst undertaking the role and will be supported to complete a level 3 NVQ programme specific to the new-born hearing screening programme.
*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*
Working for our organisation
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level standard grade C or above
Desirable criteria
- Holds current Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of IT skills, and use of email systems
- Experience of data entry
Desirable criteria
- Background of working in health care settings
- Previous experience of working within a hearing screener role
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Computer literate
- Understanding of quality assurance and can apply this to clinical practice
- Ability to be self-directing and prioritise workload
- Ability to work methodically and with attention to detail
Communication
Essential criteria
- Effective interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain good working relations with staff at all levels
- Ability to communicate with the general public
- Flexible and pro-active approach to work
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- To understand and role model the Trust Personal Responsibility Framework on a daily basis.
- To demonstrate compassion
- To demonstrate a willingness to develop and improve the service
- To be actively respectful towards colleagues, and service users
- To, always, put patients first.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tayla-Mai Tomlinson
- Job title
- Antenatal and Newborn Screening Co-ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01733673039
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