Job summary
Newborn Hearing Screener
18 hours per week (working over three x 6 hour shifts)
Fixed Term - Maternity Leave 9-12 months
Salary: £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: 29th March 2026
Interview Date: 14th April 2026
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The Newborn Hearing Screener will undertake newborn hearing screening on newborn babies within the maternity unit and Special care baby unit.
The post holder will gather and accurately record clinical and test data relevant to the newborn hearing screening process that meets national quality standards. The role involves the direct handling of newborn babies and contact withparents.
The post holder will work alongside other members of the Newborn Hearing Screening team, the midwifery team, the Neonatal Intensive Care department and Audiology departments.
The post holder is required to have completed training in line with national requirements including successful completion of an External Competency Assessment (ECA) for newborn hearing screeners.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an experienced and Qualified Newborn Hearing Screener to join our team based at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and will cover maternity leave for a fixed period of 9-12 months. They will work flexibly to cover a 7 day service including bank holidays.
The Newborn Hearing Screening team mainly work on the post natal wards, labour ward, the neonatal unit and carry out weekend clinics. Occasionally they will complete a home visit.
The purpose of the hearing screen is to screen all eligible babies within a national timeframe in order to ensure that any baby requiring further testing is seen and assessed appropriately.
The Band 3 hearing screener role includes being able to identify which babies are eligible to screen. Speaking to parents or carers to gain informed consent as well as giving outcomes. Referring babies where needed.
The Hearing screeners use specialist equipment which they complete quality assurance checks on each day before use. They are responsible for uploading their own data and setting outcomes for the results on a national database.
Band 3 hearing screeners all work independently under the Deputy and Local Managers supervision for Newborn Hearing Screening.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To obtain clinical information on newborn babies and identify which babies require screening. Prioritise those for whom screening is more urgent in line with national and departmental procedures reporting any queries to the NHSP Co-ordinator.
- To liaise effectively with parents, screening team members, ward staff, medical staff and other health care professionals.
- To provide information to parents to enable them to make an informed choice on behalf of their baby with regards to having their hearing screened. To overcome communication difficulties with parents who may themselves have hearing impairment or learning difficulties. To obtain informed consent for the tests.
- To carry out standard screening hearing tests on babies.To assess how settled the baby is, the ear probe, sensor and ear cup placement and the environmental conditions, and to ensure optimum testing conditions.
- To always ensure the safety and security of equipment and report any problems to the Hearing Screening Local Co-ordinator as soon as possible.
- To interpret the results of the tests. To report any difficulties in carrying out the tests, anomalous results or difficulties of interpretation to the Hearing Screening Manager and to follow their advice.
- To always maintain the confidentiality of the babies and their families.
- To make appropriate onward referrals for further screening tests, in-depth Audiological tests, other diagnostic tests or follow-ups, based on the screening test results or following failure to obtain consent for testing.
- To input data accurately via a PC to the NHSP national database. To be responsible for inputting data accurately via a computer into theNewborn Hearing Screening Programme national database, ensuring it is complete and up to date.
- To change ear tips and couplers on testing equipment. To ensure that the equipment is handled with care and is always secure particularly when being transported to other sites. To report any equipment problems to the Hearing Screening Manager at the earliest opportunity. To ensure equipment is calibrated on a daily basis.
- Be aware of child protection issues and adhere to local procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To obtain clinical information on newborn babies and identify which babies require screening. Prioritise those for whom screening is more urgent in line with national and departmental procedures reporting any queries to the NHSP Co-ordinator.
- To liaise effectively with parents, screening team members, ward staff, medical staff and other health care professionals.
- To provide information to parents to enable them to make an informed choice on behalf of their baby with regards to having their hearing screened. To overcome communication difficulties with parents who may themselves have hearing impairment or learning difficulties. To obtain informed consent for the tests.
- To carry out standard screening hearing tests on babies.To assess how settled the baby is, the ear probe, sensor and ear cup placement and the environmental conditions, and to ensure optimum testing conditions.
- To always ensure the safety and security of equipment and report any problems to the Hearing Screening Local Co-ordinator as soon as possible.
- To interpret the results of the tests. To report any difficulties in carrying out the tests, anomalous results or difficulties of interpretation to the Hearing Screening Manager and to follow their advice.
- To always maintain the confidentiality of the babies and their families.
- To make appropriate onward referrals for further screening tests, in-depth Audiological tests, other diagnostic tests or follow-ups, based on the screening test results or following failure to obtain consent for testing.
- To input data accurately via a PC to the NHSP national database. To be responsible for inputting data accurately via a computer into theNewborn Hearing Screening Programme national database, ensuring it is complete and up to date.
- To change ear tips and couplers on testing equipment. To ensure that the equipment is handled with care and is always secure particularly when being transported to other sites. To report any equipment problems to the Hearing Screening Manager at the earliest opportunity. To ensure equipment is calibrated on a daily basis.
- Be aware of child protection issues and adhere to local procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent. NVQ level 3 Health and Social care, NNEB, ONC or equivalent.
- Experience of working as a Newborn Hearing Screener
Desirable
- Level 3 Diploma for health screeners in newborn hearing screening.
Experience, skills and qualities
Essential
- Experience of working with the public
- Knowledge of confidentiality
- Experience of accurate record keeping
- Effective communication skills
- Good organisational skills and time keeping
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised using own initiative, but seek advice when necessary.
- Ability to prioritise workload on a daily basis whilst simultaneously focusing on the task in hand.
- Ability to adhere to protocols and guidelines and to follow procedures accurately and consistently
- Working within a 7 day service to include weekends and bank holidays.
- Must be willing to undertake Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure to Enhanced Level
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent. NVQ level 3 Health and Social care, NNEB, ONC or equivalent.
- Experience of working as a Newborn Hearing Screener
Desirable
- Level 3 Diploma for health screeners in newborn hearing screening.
Experience, skills and qualities
Essential
- Experience of working with the public
- Knowledge of confidentiality
- Experience of accurate record keeping
- Effective communication skills
- Good organisational skills and time keeping
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised using own initiative, but seek advice when necessary.
- Ability to prioritise workload on a daily basis whilst simultaneously focusing on the task in hand.
- Ability to adhere to protocols and guidelines and to follow procedures accurately and consistently
- Working within a 7 day service to include weekends and bank holidays.
- Must be willing to undertake Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure to Enhanced Level
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
