Hearing Screener

Integrated Care System; Bradford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Hearing Screener to join their Newborn Hearing Screening team at Bradford Royal Infirmary. The successful candidate will carry out hearing screenings, provide information to parents, gain consent, and input results into the system. A strong background in communication and the ability to work with newborns is essential. The role requires weekend work as the service operates 365 days a year. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• Experience working with the public.
• Experience working with and handling babies.
• Experience working in a team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out hearing screening of newborn babies.
• Provide information to parents and gain consent.
• Input results electronically onto Trust/National systems.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Education

GCSE (Grade C and above or equivalent) in English and Mathematics

Willingness to complete Newborn Hearing Screener diploma

NNEB, BTEC, ONC, NVQ, Apprenticeship in Health/Health and Social Care

Job description

Go back Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hearing Screener

The closing date is 19 August 2025

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 20th August 2025

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 25th August 2025

An opportunity has arisen to work within the Newborn Hearing Screening team at Bradford Royal Infirmary

You will work as part of a team carrying out hearing screening of newborn babies involving giving information to parents, gaining consent, performing the screen, informing parents of the results, and inputting results electronically onto Trust/National systems. As the service is provided 365 days per year the role will involve weekend working

Main duties of the job

Please see the job description for a detailed list of the main duties and responsibilities of the post

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of the post

Person Specification

Experience

• Working with the public
• Working with and handling babies
• Working in a team

Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills

Knowledge

• Knowledge of hearing and hearing loss

Qualifications

• *GCSE (Grade C and above or equivalent) in English and Mathamatics
• Willingness to complete Newborn Hearing Screener diploma and external competency assessment
• NNEB, BTEC, ONC, NVQ, Apprentership in Health/ Health and Social Care

other requirements

• Awareness of limitation of own knowledge/skills

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.

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearWill be paid on Annex 21 prior to completing diploma