Newborn Hearing Screener in London

Main area 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 Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. 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 3 rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust. 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 Educated to GCSE A*-C level (or equivalent) in English, Maths and IT 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 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 Shows an understanding of the purpose and processess around Newborn Hearing Screening Shows evidence of Continuous Professional Development Experience of childcare with babies 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 Shows a willingness to learn new things Demonstrates an adaptable and flexible approach to their work SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to: Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines. Participate in required training and supervision. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your application form – Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria. Our processes – Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunatelythis means you have not been successfullyshortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors. Other important information – Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you areeligible under theUKVI points based system . Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities. In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post. If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system. We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation Employer certification / accreditation badges 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. Name Soumia Brigui Job title Local Manager Newborn Hearing Email address s.brigui1@nhs.net 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 WHT Telephone If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060 #J-18808-Ljbffr