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Newborn Hearing Screening
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (The postholder will be required to work 1 weekend in 3 weeks (1:3))
Job ref
220-WHT-3119
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whittington Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£30,039 - £31,088 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/06/2025 23:59

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Newborn Hearing Screener

NHS AfC: Band 3

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We encourage and support  staff to get  COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible. 

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.

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By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

 


 

Job overview

Newborn Hearing Screener

The Newborn Hearing Screening team mainly work on the post natal wards,  the birth centre and the neonatal unit.  Sometimes they do a home visit or work in clinic.

The purpose of the hearing screen is to screen all eligible babies within a national timeframe in order to ensure that any baby requiring further testing is seen and assessed appropriately.

The Band 3 hearing screener role includes being able to identify which babies are eligible to screen.  Speaking to parents or carers to gain informed consent as well as giving outcomes. Referring babies where needed.

The  Hearing screeners use specialist equipment which they check each day before use. They are responsible for uploading their own data and outcoming their results on a national database. 

Band 3 hearing screeners all work independently under Senior Screener supervision once training has been given and assessments have been passed.

Main duties of the job

Newborn Hearing Screener 

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our hospital based Screening Team and to be fully trained as a Newborn Hearing Screener.

We are looking for someone who can work flexibly and is able to work 37.5 hours - including working 1 weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) in 3. The specific weekend to be worked within the three week cycle shall be scheduled by the employer based on the operational needs with reasonable notice to the employee. 

 You need to be able to work at any one of our three hospitals (Whittington, Royal Free and UCLH) as well as occasionally working in outpatients clinics or the parents' home.

The successful candidate needs to be able to work unsupervised and to be confident in dealing with new parents and newborn babies.

You must be computer confident and be keen to learn something new.

Excellent communication skills and good team working are essential for this role.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you are not yet qualified as a Newborn Hearing Screener, full training will be provided.

After successfully completing your hearing screener training, you will be required to pursue the Level 3 Diploma in Health Screening, which can take up to 18 months to finish.

Please note that the Level 3 Diploma is highly computer-based, involving extensive computer work alongside self-directed study and ongoing assessments.

With this in mind, are you interested in joining our established Newborn Hearing Screening Team and would like to receive more information?

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to GCSE A*-C level (or equivalent) in English, Maths and IT
Desirable criteria
  • Has an NVQ in a health and social care related subject at Level 2 or above
  • Has passed an OSCE/ECA (or equivalent) in Newborn Hearing Screening withing the last 3 years

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills - IT, written and oral
  • Ability to identify, respond to and evaluate own learning needs
  • Ability to manage time, priorities and stressful situations
  • Able to work to a rota, including working at weekends
  • Ability to work as part of a team

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • Shows an understanding of the purpose and processess around Newborn Hearing Screening
  • Shows evidence of Continuous Professional Development
  • Experience of childcare with babies
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a hospital setting
  • Shows an understanding of safeguarding and child protection processes and procedures
  • Evidence of working as a Newborn Hearing Screener

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Shows a willingness to learn new things
  • Demonstrates an adaptable and flexible approach to their work

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident committed

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Soumia Brigui
Job title
Local Manager Newborn Hearing
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02033168736
Additional information

Unfortunately we are unable to offer pre employment visits to the wards for this vacancy

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Telephone
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