Newborn Hearing Screener
Job Description
Job summary
e are seeking to recruit an organised and flexible individual to join our Newborn Hearing Screening Team at Walsall Manor Hospital.Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 12 months recent newbornhearingscreening experience and hold the Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners (Newborn Hearing) and ECA practical assessment. Full training can be offered if necessary. The service operates for 364 days a year (excluding Christmas Day) so the rotation will include Bank Holidays and one weekend in three. This post will average 14 hours a weekacross a 3 week rota,working hours of 09:00 to 14:00 weekdays and 08:00 to 14:00 weekends.
Some full time days may be required to attend our hospital induction programme and mandatory training sessions.
GCSE English Language and Maths (minimum Grade C/4 or equivalent), good IT skills, and a full UK driving license with access to a vehicle, are essential.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role are performing hearing screens on newborn babies using automated equipment. Screening takes place on the post natal wards, neonatal unit, delivery suite and in outpatient clinics at the hospital and in the community. Excellent communication skills and the ability to accurately update the national databases and hospital systems with the screening results are also crucial to the role.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.
A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust offer newborn hearing screening for the Walsall area. We are proud to have been part of the national programme since 2004 and offer a high quality screening service to our babies and their families.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 in care subject
- GCSE Mathematics Grade C/4 or higher
- ECDL or equivalent IT proficiency
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable
- Health Screener Diploma (Newborn Hearing)
Experience
Essential
- Working with or caring for babies/infants
- Face to face patient contact
- Administrative / clerical tasks
Desirable
- Working in a neonatal setting
- Liaison with health care professionals / multidisciplinary working
- Working with the hearing impaired
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Working on own initiative and use of practical approach to problem solving
Knowledge
Desirable
- NHS working and the hospital environment
- Confidentiality issues and the Data Protection Act
- Newborn Hearing Screening Protocols
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Manor Hospital
Moat Road
Walsall
WS2 9PS
