Newborn Hearing Screening Local Manager - Huntingdon

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The post holder will be the lead for the day to day management, evaluation and quality assurance of the newborn hearing screening programme including the provision of antenatal information, the screening procedure and any onwards referral.

The post holder must hold or be willing to work towards the national screening qualification (Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners- Newborn Hearing).

To ensure the hearing screening programme is carried out as per national and local protocols and to write, review and update local protocols and procedures when necessary.

Liaise with the national NHSP team and to attend regular updates and training events provided by the national team.

To manage the team of newborn hearing screeners, undertaking sickness management, roster management, appraisals and be the named contact person for day to day activity within the team.

Main duties of the job

To act as the professional lead for the day-to-day management, evaluation and quality assurance (QA) of the screening process, including the provision of antenatal information, the screening procedures and any onward referral

To ensure that NHSP screening protocols and procedures are adhered to and to write, review and update local protocols and procedures as and when necessary.

To keep the screening team and local professional stakeholders informed about national developments.

To establish and maintain an organised working environment for the screening team working in maternity, special care or neonatal intensive care units and other settings.

To ensure that a high quality service is maintained to promote the principles of family friendly hearing services for babies.

To be able to develop and continually assess working patterns, including the management of shift rotas, to best meet the needs of the service to develop the team and carry out regular competency assessments in order to provide performance feedback and to assist in the identification of individual training needs, including annual completion of NHSP e-learning.

To act as a single point of contact for the local NHSP programme in relation to quality assurance and any resulting improvement plan

About us

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

Benefits to you:

27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
NHS Pension Scheme
Flexible working opportunities
Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays
Career development and training
Wellbeing support and activities
In-house physiotherapy Service
On-site canteens with subsidised meals
Subsidised staff parking (currently free)
Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Date posted

20 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

176-S-5987388

Job locations

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed of the roles responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed of the roles responsibilities

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE level grade C or above

Desirable

Holds current Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners

Knowledge

Essential

Previous experience of working within a hearing screener role
Understanding of quality assurance and can apply this to clinical practice

Experience

Essential

Experience of IT skills, and use of eail systems
Experience of data entry

Desirable

Background of working in health care setting
Previous experience of line management/team leader role

Key Skills

Essential

Effective interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain good working relations with staff at all levels

Key Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate with the general public
Willing to undertake onsite training and Screening Diploma
Computer literate

Other

Essential

Ability to be self-directing and prioritise workload
Ability to work methodically and with attention to detail
Flexible and pro-active approach to work
Ability to work within national guidelines for screening

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE level grade C or above

Desirable

Holds current Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners

Knowledge

Essential

Previous experience of working within a hearing screener role
Understanding of quality assurance and can apply this to clinical practice

Experience

Essential

Experience of IT skills, and use of eail systems
Experience of data entry

Desirable

Background of working in health care setting
Previous experience of line management/team leader role

Key Skills

Essential

Effective interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain good working relations with staff at all levels

Key Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate with the general public
Willing to undertake onsite training and Screening Diploma
Computer literate

Other

Essential

Ability to be self-directing and prioritise workload
Ability to work methodically and with attention to detail
Flexible and pro-active approach to work
Ability to work within national guidelines for screening

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).

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