Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic person to join the Northern Care Alliance as a Newborn Hearing Screener.
The newborn hearing screening service is a small, friendly and experienced team that provides newborn hearing screening to approximately 5000 babies per year born at the Royal Oldham Hospital. The service also offers screening at out-patient clinics across Rochdale and Oldham up to the age of 12 weeks. Newborn hearing screening is performed to identify permanent, significant hearing impairment in newborn babies. Early identification can reduce the impact on the development of language, speech and communication skills.
The role is 20 hours per week to be worked flexibly over 3 or 4 days. The service offers 7 day a week coverage and therefore there is a requirement to work regular weekends and bank holidays at an enhanced pay rate. The team is based at Royal Oldham Hospital with a requirement to work at outpatient clinics across Rochdale and Oldham.
You will be required to undertake a Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners to become a qualified Newborn Hearing Screener. This is a national qualification which non-professionally regulated staff working in some screening services complete. The Diploma involves a range of written, oral, and practical assessments and must be completed within 12 months of enrolment.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
- Identify all newborn babies requiring screening and ensure the Newborn Hearing Screen is offered.
- To promote the principles of Family Friendly Hearing Services ensuring effective communication with parents throughout the screening process.
- To communicate effectively with other members of the Newborn hearing screening team including screeners, supervisor, administrator and NHSP manager.
- Obtain informed consent as per national and local protocols.Carry out hearing screening within the maternity units (including Special Care and Neonatal Intensive Care Units) and outpatient clinics, using specialised equipment, as per national and local protocols and procedures.
- To collate and accurately record administrative and clinical information including test results on the record sheets and NHSP IT system Smart4Hearing.
- To use Badgernet to accurately record hearing screen results in the patient notes.
- To liaise with maternity, neo-natal and audiology services to ensure families receive a seamless screening and follow-up service.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English, Maths and Science at 'C' or above or equivalent.
Desirable
- NHSP screener training, External competency assessment (ECA) or equivalent
- Level 3 Health Screener Diploma (HSD)
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of Microsoft office including virtual platforms
Desirable
- Experience of NHS patient management systems
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of team
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative/autonomy
- Good communication skills including written, verbal and electronic.
- Ability to be able to work in a rota pattern and be as flexible as the role requires
- Ability to communicate information to patients and relatives using reasoning, persuasion, reassurance, tact and sensitivity; overcoming barriers to communication
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Desirable
- Car user and ability to travel across the trust footprint regularly
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with members of the public face to face.
Desirable
- Experience of working as a newborn hearing screener
- Experience of working in a hospital or community health environment.
- Experience of working with mothers and babies.
- Experience in handling newborns
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English, Maths and Science at 'C' or above or equivalent.
Desirable
- NHSP screener training, External competency assessment (ECA) or equivalent
- Level 3 Health Screener Diploma (HSD)
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of Microsoft office including virtual platforms
Desirable
- Experience of NHS patient management systems
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of team
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative/autonomy
- Good communication skills including written, verbal and electronic.
- Ability to be able to work in a rota pattern and be as flexible as the role requires
- Ability to communicate information to patients and relatives using reasoning, persuasion, reassurance, tact and sensitivity; overcoming barriers to communication
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Desirable
- Car user and ability to travel across the trust footprint regularly
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with members of the public face to face.
Desirable
- Experience of working as a newborn hearing screener
- Experience of working in a hospital or community health environment.
- Experience of working with mothers and babies.
- Experience in handling newborns
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).