Newborn Hearing Screener

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved with the hearing screening of newborn babies within Harrow, Ealing & Brent.We currently have a vacancy for a part-time Screener at a Band 3 for 30 hours per week. This will involve working weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis, the hours to be worked flexibly within the team to cover 7 days. The team is based at Northwick Park Hospital, but a driving license is desirable as you will also be required to cover a satellite clinics at Ealing and Brent which is once a week as per rota.We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who is organized and methodical to join our 'family-friendly' and dedicated Newborn Hearing Screening team based at Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as good computer skills are required. Experience of working in a hospital environment and baby handling skills are desirable.You will be required to perform the hearing screen, record and collect data and liaise with parents and professionals.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who has previous Newborn Hearing Screening experience, who has successfully completed their training.ORSomeone who is interested in training as a Newborn Hearing Screener and who has a good standard of education with a minimum of GCSE Maths and English or equivalent. You must be prepared to complete a Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners which is a recognised qualification whilst completing in service training, this includes the NHSP eLearning modules and an external competency assessment (ECA). You will need to commit to remaining within the post for at least two years after you have completed the diploma.

To ensure all parents of eligible babies are offered the screen in a timely fashion and that the screen is carried out according to the national and local standards.

To maintain effective communication with parents, maternity staff, audiology team and other relevant staff and professionals.

To ensure accurate recording and archiving of results and outcome on S4H.

Adherence to protocols and policies around equipment regulations and IT systems as specified by National programme

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.