Newborn Hearing Screening (NHSP) Local Manager

Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Basildon

Town: Basildon

Salary: £37,338 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 14/03/2025 23:59

Newborn Hearing Screening (NHSP) Local Manager

Band 6

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

Are you passionate about making a difference in the early lives of newborns? Basildon Hospital is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Newborn Hearing Screening Local Manager to lead and inspire our Newborn Hearing Screening Programme.

In this vital role, you will take the helm in coordinating and overseeing the programme, ensuring every baby receives timely and accurate hearing screening. You’ll provide strong leadership to a talented team, fostering their growth and driving continuous improvement in service delivery.

This is your chance to shape the future of a critical programme, ensuring high standards of care and innovation. Join us in creating brighter futures for families, one baby at a time.

Main duties of the job

1. To act as the Local Manager & operational lead for the Newborn Hearing Screening programme, taking responsibility for the delivery of & the day-to-day management of all aspects of the programme.
2. To line manage the Newborn Hearing Screening team.
3. To liaise with the national NHSP programme.
4. To develop a systematic working practice to allow the team to determine priorities & ensure protocols are adhered to & deadlines are met.
5. To perform regular data quality checks, including searches on the hearing screening database to ensure that all babies are seen in a timely manner.
6. To manage & check hearing screen outpatient clinics & adjust location & templates as necessary.
7. To participate in Hearing Screening research in cooperation with the audiology department & medical staff.
8. To report & record all incidents as laid down in Women & Children’s, Trust & programme operational policies.
9. To manage all aspects of screening equipment & software ensuring protocols are followed & QA checks are performed.
10. To lead the hearing screening team & line manage their activities.
11. To ensure effective use of all staff & resources developing flexible working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
12. To monitor & record annual leave & sickness of staff.
13. To participate in the recruitment & selection of staff.
14. To organise & actively participate in the induction programme of new staff.

Working for our organisation

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description.

We look forward to your application!

Person specification

• Experience of working at managerial or supervisory level.
• Registered Sick Children’s Nurse/Midwife or Audiologist.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Newborn Hearing Screening & hold Diploma in Health Care.
• Evidence of ongoing study & personal/professional development.
• Ability to perform hearing screen.

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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