Hearing Screener

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our friendly and dedicated team of newborn hearing screeners based in the maternity unit at the Hull Women and Children’s Hospital.

The Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) aims to identify babies born with a hearing problem at an early age. Early help and support gives these babies the best chance to develop speech and language and also important social and emotional skills.

As part of the national programme the hearing screener would be joining a dedicated team of 7 hearing screeners and 1 administrative assistant offering a hearing screen to approximately 6,500 babies shortly after birth, in hospital or in local clinics across the Hull & East Yorkshire area.

This post will involve travelling between screening venues and so a driving licence and use of a car, or reasonable alternative means of transport, is essential. The successful applicant must be willing to work as part of a rota which includes weekends and bank holidays.

Good communication skills and a confident and professional manner are essential for this role.

Applicants should be able to work effectively both within a team and alone and should have good organizational skills. Individuals will be required to perform the screen using specialized equipment, record, collect data and liaise with parents and professionals. Therefore, basic IT skills are essential.

Basic English and Mathematic qualifications (GCSE or equivalent) are required and some experience of handling babies would be desirable. Previous experience involving NHSP is desirable, but not essential as training will be provided via the NHSP e-learning course, in-house training and external clinical assessment as part of the Level 3 Diploma in Health Screening. Applicants may be expected to attend the final part of their screener training at a venue outside of the local area.

The Screeners work across a flexible seven-day rota, within a 4 week roster with 2 staff rotated to work a Saturday and or Sunday each week. They also provide service cover for all bank holidays except Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The Screener's current working day is 7am-3pm.

The current vacancy advertised is for 22.5 hours across 3 days per week.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us.

**HUTH has two main sites**: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.

The Trust’s secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.

HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.