Newborn Hearing Screener

Job summary

Please note that we are particularly seeking currently or previously UK trained Newborn Hearing Screeners at this time.

Applications are welcome from those seeking a part-time contract. The role is based at the Royal London Hospital and Newham University hospital (and outpatient locations in these boroughs) but the post-holder may be required to support our Waltham Forest & Redbridge NHSP service from time to time.

Service cover is over 7 days and weekend working is required of all post-holders.

Would you like to make a difference to a baby and their family's lives?

We are looking for energetic, caring and self-motivated people to be part of delivering the front-line services of the Newborn Hearing Screening service in Barts Health.

The Audiology and Hearing Service provides hearing screening services to screen the hearing of all newborn babies across Barts Health. The successful candidate will join our team, based at the Maternity and Special Care Baby Units at our Hospitals including outpatient locations.

Your main duties will be to perform the Newborn Hearing Screen to all babies eligible for testing, within national protocols. Our service helps identify babies who may have a hearing loss, so that they can be referred for further testing and receive the appropriate early intervention where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme is to support the identification and babies with permanent childhood hearing impairment, enabling early intervention which is key to a child's social and psychological development and therefore more positive life outcomes.

The role of newborn hearing screener is to provide a family friendly service to new parents/care-givers in offering and explaining the screen, completing the screening process as per national and local protocols and assisting in the delivery of the service as whole alongside the teams that all work at Maternity and Community sites in Barts Health localities.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSEs, NNEB, ONC, NVQ or equivalent
• NHSP training completed
• Excellent numeracy and verbal/ written communication skills

Desirable

• Level 3 Health Screening Diploma
• Relevant IT qualification

Experience

Essential

• 6 months experience of working as a screener in the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in the UK
• Experience in using Windows & a good standard of IT literacy

Skills

Essential

• Well-developed and adaptable range of communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating a caring, empathetic and sensitive approach to the needs of others.
• Baby-handling skills
• The ability to prioritise, multi-task, organize own workload and work to deadlines
• Accurate data entry skills.
• Ability to work independently, on own initiative and make routine decisions.
• Basic ICT skills, including knowledge of word, outlook, Excel & databases.

Desirable

• Community language.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).