Newborn Hearing Screener

To identify which babies require screening.

To liaise effectively with parents, team members and other health care professionals.

To carry out the hearing screening of newborns within the Maternity services and accurately record clinical and test data.

To promote a professional, welcoming and caring environment endorsing a Family Friendly approach to care.

To maintain up to date knowledge of procedures and policies relevant to this post.

To maintain the confidentiality of the babies and their families at all times.

To ensure the safety and security of equipment at all times and report any problems to the Hearing Screening local manager at the earliest opportunity.

To ensure patients and families retain their dignity, privacy and individuality at all times.

Be aware of child protection issues and adhere to local procedures.

To promote a professional, welcoming, and caring environment endorsing a Family Friendly approach to care within a small team of newborn hearing screeners at Peterborough City Hospital.

This role encompasses work on a busy and dynamic postnatal care settings as well as the neonatal intensive care unit and community settings.

To provide the newborn hearing screening programme in line with the NHS screening commissioned services.

The postholder will be fully trained whilst undertaking the role and will be supported to complete a level 3 NVQ programme specific to the newborn hearing screening programme.

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.

**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

Communication responsibilities

To promote a professional, welcoming, and caring environment endorsing a Family Friendly approach to care.

Providing and receiving routine information where there may be barriers to understanding.

To inform and liaise with the Hearing Screening Local manager on all aspects of hearing screening related to your role.

To establish a working rapport with other team members and contribute to team meetings.

To liaise effectively with parents, team members and other health care professionals.

Recognise importance of utilising translation services for service users whose first language is not English.

Analytical & Judgement

Be able to complete Quality Assurance of technical equipment.

Undertake initial patient assessment of suitability for screening.

Analyse outcomes of neonatal hearing screening and be able to advise

parents/ guardians in a professional manner of next steps within the hearing screening pathway.

Demonstrate knowledge of computer systems and clinical process, contributing to improvement of these channels to support best use team resource.

Planning and Organisational

Be able to work within a team to plan daily tasks and output of service

Be able to work within a team to support planning of activities within a shift

Be able to work within a team to plan patient care

Be able to work within a team to plan and organise workload under pressure when circumstances become complex.

Patient services

To carry out the hearing screening of newborns within the Maternity services and accurately record clinical and test data.

Provides clinical technical services to neonates.

To maintain up to date knowledge of procedures and policies relevant to this post.

To maintain the confidentiality of the babies and their families at all times.

To ensure the safety and security of equipment at all times and report any problems to the Hearing Screening local manager at the earliest opportunity.

To ensure patients and families retain their dignity, privacy and individuality at all times.

Be aware of child protection issues and adhere to local procedures.

Service and Policy Development

With support from the department manager, implement policies for own work area and proposes changes to working practices or procedures for own work area.

Be pro-active in bringing about change within the service.

Financial responsibilities

Support the department manager in acquiring and monitoring the use of screening equipment and supplies
- maintain stock levels and be responsible for the procurement of resource.

Maintain responsibility for the safe use of equipment within the department.

Maintain responsibility for maintenance of resources.

HR responsibilities

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