Newborn Hearing Screener

Main area Newborn Hearing Screening Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 20 hours per week (The postholder will be required to work 1 weekend in 4 weeks (1:4)) Job ref 220-WHT-8370209

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Barnet Hospital Town Barnet Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

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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 20 across 4 days a week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday- including working 1 weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) in 4. The specific weekend to be worked within the four 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 Barnet hospital, 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 & 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 & 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 for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 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.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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