Newborn Hearing Screener

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust in Luton is recruiting to support the delivery of Newborn Health Screening in Luton & Bedfordshire. The post holder will work under the direction of the Local NHSP Manager, with work across Maternity, NNU, Outpatient clinics and Children Centres, including home visits.

Training and NVQ Level 3 Diploma within 2 years are required, with weekend rotation (1:3). The base is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Daisy Ward.

Qualifications

• Basic IT skills required.
• NVQ Level 3 Diploma to be achieved within 2 years of recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Screen babies prior to discharge across maternity wards, clinics and home visits.
• Use Smart 4 Hearing Database and maternity database to identify babies needing screening.
• Travel to other venues to set up NHSP screening in outpatient clinics and home visits.
• Organise and prioritise workload with colleagues to cover postnatal wards, SCBU, clinics and home visits.
• Report concerns of mother/baby wellbeing and document data input.

Skills

Basic IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 Diploma

Tools

Smart 4 Hearing Database

Maternity database

Job description

To support the delivery of Newborn Health Screening in Luton & Bedfordshire. The post holder will work under the direction and supervision of the Senior Newborn Hearing Screener and the Local NHSP Manager. In Maternity, NNU, Outpatient clinics and Children Centres – possibly home visits. The work base will be in Luton and Dunstable Hospital's maternity Wing on Daisy Ward.

To offer screening to all babies to refer those with no clear response to the appropriate Audiological service, ensuring early intervention to support child development.

Post includes training as required, Mandatory Training, External Clinical Assessment, Annual E – Learning and a NVQ level 3 Diploma to be achieved within 2 years of recruitment.

To provide a full service and screen babies prior to discharge it will be necessary for the post holder to work weekends on a rotational basis approximately 1: 3 weekends. Annual leave is pro rata; service cover is a team priority. The team do not work Bank Holidays.

"(Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 20/10/2026)"

To ensure the daily calibration, safety, and security of equipment, reporting any problems to the Senior Screener and or NHSP Manager.

To identify which babies, require screening by using the Smart 4 Hearing Database and the Maternity database and by liaising with the ward staff. Basic IT Skills are required.

To organise and prioritise workload with colleagues to cover postnatal wards, Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) Community Clinics and home visits, ensuring as many babies as possible have completed screening prior to discharge from hospital.

Able to report and handover any concerns of mother / baby’s wellbeing. Data in put, e - referrals.

To organise and prepare for community clinics in order that babies are screened as early as possible.

To travel to other venues, set up and undertake NHSP screening in outpatient clinics and home visits on occasion.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Deborah Cheshire Job title: Local NHSP Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07968819513

NHSP Office 01582 718187

speak to Michelle Marshall Senior Screener.