Job summary
- Main area
- Newborn Hearing Screening
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- 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
Employer heading

Newborn Hearing Screener
NHS AfC: Band 3
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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
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
- 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
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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WHT
- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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