Job summary
- Main area
- Audiology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (4 days per week (Including Saturdays))
- Job ref
- 396-NN-7314627-ACS-GV-Y
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £25,883 - £26,958 per annum Incl HCAS (Fringe)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Newborn Hearing Screener
Band 3
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
1 part-time (22.5 hrs) post.
We are looking for motivated, conscientious individuals with a flexible approach to join our team. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential preferably with experience of working with young babies and children.
The post requires being able to work well as part of a team and also on your own initiative. You must be methodical and well organised and it is essential for you to be able to prioritise your own workload to ensure that all babies are screened. You must be able to remain calm when under pressure as you will frequently be required to cover busy postnatal wards and clinics alone.
Qualified to GSCE standard (or equivalent) is a minimal requirement and basic computer skills and deaf awareness would also be an advantage.
You will be required to travel, therefore a valid driving license and access to a vehicle would be desirable.
Main duties of the job
Identify on a daily basis which babies require screening by using the Smart for Hearing(S4H) and other relevant hospital systems, in addition to liaising with the ward staff
Carry out the newborn hearing screen within national and local protocols using automated equipment without direct supervision Ensure results are given to parents/carers and are delivered to primary care teams and follow-up services Accurately and legibly record clinical and test data, both written and electronically, taking responsibility for data from test
Responsible for monitoring stock levels and ordering stock and non-stock items.
Ability to study independently and complete work sheets, case studies and reflection document
Planning and organisational tasks / duties
Responsible for planning and organising workload and clinic sessions.
Working for our organisation
The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our four values are that we are all:-
Caring – we design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants
Safe – we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)
Responsible – all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
Value each other – we all value each other’s contribution
Inspiring – we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached job description.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Educated to O-Level/GSCE level A*-C in English & Maths
- Experience with Young children in a care setting
- Experience of adminstrative duties
- Experience of working in a team and indepedantly
- Excellent IT skills with an ability to navigate web based systems, use email accounts, experience of excel and Microsoft word
- Full driving licence- Access and use of a vehicle
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development: • NVQ level 3 or equivalent • BSL stage 1
- Working within the Health sector within the past 5 years
- Audiology experience
Essential
Essential criteria
- Educated to O-Level/GSCE level A*-C in English & Maths
- Experience with Young children in a care setting
- Experience of adminstrative duties
- Experience of working in a team and indepedantly
- Excellent IT skills with an ability to navigate web based systems, use email accounts, experience of excel and Microsoft word
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development: • NVQ level 3 or equivalent • BSL stage 1
- Working within the Health sector within the past 5 years
- Audiology experience
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hayley Moore
- Job title
- Hearing Screning Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825 834454
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