Newborn Hearing Screener

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a part-time Newborn Hearing Screener to join their team. The role involves screening the hearing of newborns in various environments and requires excellent communication skills and good IT capabilities. Although experience is preferred, full training will be provided. Candidates must possess a minimum of 4 GCSEs including English and Maths, and an NVQ Level II in Healthcare. This position offers a pro-rata salary of £24,937 to £26,598 and requires flexibility in working hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 GCSEs (grades A-C) including English Language and Maths or equivalent.
• NVQ Level II in Healthcare.
• Experience with newborns or young children.

Responsibilities

• Perform hearing screenings of newborn babies in various settings.
• Gather and accurately record clinical and test data.
• Inform parents and healthcare professionals of screening outcomes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Education

Minimum of 4 GCSEs (grades A-C) including English Language and Maths or equivalent

NVQ Level II in Healthcare

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Job description

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Newborn Hearing Screener

The closing date is 15 December 2025

Newborn Hearing Screening (NHSP) is one of the NHS National Screening Programmes. Babies have their hearing screened within the first 4 weeks after they are born. Identifying hearing loss early, gives babies a better chance of developing language, speech and communication skills.

An exciting opportunity for a part-time Newborn Hearing Screener has arisen to join our hospital based NHSP Team. The successful applicant will be screening very young babies hearing at the bedside on the Maternity Unit, on the Neo‑natal Unit or in an outpatient clinic.

The successful applicant will be dynamic and dependable with excellent communication skills, good IT skills and knowledge of basic IT systems. They will be at ease with working with babies and their mothers to provide professional yet family‑friendly experience. We are passionate about the service we provide and expect you to be too.

Previous experience is not essential as full training will be given. Successful applicants are expected to undertake a national training programme and pass an external practical examination following the training. Successful applicants must also be able to accurately record and use data relevant to the screening programme on the national and local databases.

This post involves shift working including weekends, bank holidays and evenings, therefore flexibility, reliability and excellent interpersonal working are essential to enable the screening programme to run smoothly and effectively.

Main duties of the job

Summary of Post

To work as a member of a team performing hearing screening of newborn babies within the maternity unit, outpatient clinic and community environment under the supervision of the Newborn Hearing Screening (NHSP) Manager.

To gather and accurately record, clinical and test data relevant to the hearing screening programme.

To inform parents / carers, and other healthcare professionals of the hearing screening outcome.

To ensure National Key Performance Indicators for the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme are at or better than the achievable level.

To undertake administration as required for smooth running of Newborn Hearing Screening and Paediatric Audiology.

About us

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Job responsibilities

For further details of the post including the main responsibilities of the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 GCSEs (grades A-C) including English Language and Maths or equivalent (2)
• NVQ Level II in Healthcare

Skills

• good organisational skills

Experience

• Experience with Newborns/young children
• Experience working within Maternity Unit
• Experience working within Nursery Unit

Knowledge

• Experience operating databases, spreadsheets, knowledge of network systems

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

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Audiology James Paget University Hospitals NHS FT

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part‑time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

177-ELEC-7607831

Job locations

Audiology James Paget University Hospitals NHS FT