Newborn Hearing Screener

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS Trust as a Newborn Hearing Screener, where you will play a vital role in the early detection of hearing issues in newborns. This part-time position offers flexibility and a supportive work environment, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life. You will work closely with families, ensuring a compassionate approach while conducting screenings and recording essential data. Be part of a dedicated team committed to delivering high-quality care to the community, while enjoying the benefits of working for one of the largest acute Trusts in the UK, recognized for its excellence in patient care and innovation.

Qualifications

• Good basic education with 5 GCSEs including Maths and English.
• Competency-based qualification in Health Screening required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in hearing screening of newborns under supervision.
• Gather and accurately record clinical and test data.

Skills

Manual Dexterity

Communication Skills

Driving Skills

Ability to Work Flexibly

Education

GCSEs Grade A-C including Maths and English

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Tools

Computer Systems

Job description

Main area Audiological Science - Newborn Hearing Screener Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Rota Including 1 weekend in 4) Job ref 387-WC3735-LH

Employer University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Michaels Hospital Town Bristol Salary £24,625 - £25,674 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/06/2025

Newborn Hearing Screener

Band 3

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

The Avon hearing screening programme is one of the largest programmes in the UK. There are about 12,000 babies born in the area per year who all need to have a hearing screen in a timely manner.

All work should be carried out in as flexible, sensitive, supportive and family friendly manner as possible.

The post holder will work as a member of the screening team, participating in the hearing screening of newborn babies born in the BNSSG area (Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire) under the supervision of the Local Manager. This post will involve direct handling of newborn babies and contact with parents. It will involve gathering and accurately recording clinical and test data relevant to the hearing screening process. The post holder will be part of a dedicated team of screeners ensuring that a quality and family friendly service is delivered. The post holder will sometimes need to work with anxious, distressed or emotional parents.

Any screener new to the post must be willing to study for and successfully achieve the Level 3 Diploma in Health Screening. This is a competency based qualification which is assessed in the workplace and includes on line learning. New screeners must also undertake a period of face to face training and supervision and successfully pass the External competency assessment (ECA) before working unsupervised.

Main duties of the job

• Experience of using computer systems
• Experience of working within a hospital environment
• Experience of Handling Babies
• Experience of working with families and children
• Ability to communicate in a positive and calm manner with professionals and parents, especially with people who may be in stressful situations
• Ability to drive around Bristol and surrounding areas to attend community clinics and hospital settings as required
• High level of manual dexterity to operate computers and the hearing screening machines and also to prepare the babies for the tests
• Ability to work on own initiative, efficiently and flexibly and to recognise priorities

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Skills and Abilities

• High level of manual dexterity to operate computers and the hearing screening machines and also to prepare the babies for the tests
• Ability to drive around Bristol and surrounding areas to attend community clinics and hospital settings as required
• Ability to communicate in a positive and calm manner with professionals and parents, especially with people who may be in stressful situations
• Ability to work on own initiative, efficiently and flexibly and to recognise priorities

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of using computer systems
• Experience of working within a hospital environment
• Experience of Handling Babies
• Experience of working with families and children

Qualifications and Training

• Good basic education up to GCSE level or equivalent with 5 GCSE’s grade A-C including Maths and English
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and oral
• Good organisational skills
• Good team worker

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· 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.

· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

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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.