Newborn Hearing Screener

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Oxford is seeking a Newborn Hearing Screener to join their NHSP team. The role involves performing hearing screens on newborns, handling data, and liaising with parents and healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates will have experience in healthcare, good communication skills, and the ability to travel to various sites. A car with the correct insurance is beneficial. This position offers a salary range of £27,485 to £30,162 a year, starting at Band 3 and progressing to Band 4 upon completion of relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in healthcare.
• Demonstrates importance and prior experience of working in a team.
• Good command of spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Work with the NHSP team to ensure maximum coverage of births.
• Identify which babies need screening daily.
• Promote a professional, welcoming, and caring environment.

Skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Ability to communicate clearly

Ability to travel to all OUH sites

Access to own car with UK license

Education

5 Grade A*-C or equivalent GSCE

Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners

Job description

Go back Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Newborn Hearing Screener

The closing date is 23 November 2025

To work as a member of the NHSP team at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. As the health professional performing newborn hearing screens, you will be recording and collecting data both manually and electronically and liaising with parents, health professionals, other stakeholders and the NHSP Local Manager and/or Assistant Local Manager as appropriate. This post will involve direct handling of newborn babies and contact with parents. This role will consist of some admin content which will be undertaken at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Please Note: this job is not eligible for workplace sponsorship.

You will be required to travel around Oxfordshire to various OUH sites as required. Having access to a car with the correct insurance would be beneficial for this.

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Job responsibilities

Work as a member of the NHSP team and provide a 365 day service to ensure maximum coverage of births, to include weekends and bank holiday work and assist the programmes Local Manager or Assistant Local Manager as necessary.

Identify on a daily basis which babies need screening working within the guidelines and protocols.

Promote a professional, welcoming and caring environment endorsing a Family Friendly approach to care.

Person Specification

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience of working in healthcare
• Demonstrates importance and prior experience of working in a team
• 5 Grade A*-C or equivalent GSCE
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Prepared to complete mandatory Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners
• Has completed Level 3 Diploma for health screeners

Skills

• Ability to work on own initiative within guidelines and protocols
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and patients
• Ability to travel to all OUH sites as required
• Access to own car with UK license and business insurance

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearStarts as Band 3 and progress to Band 4 once L3 Diploma completed