Newborn Hearing Screener

The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) offers all new parents the opportunity to have their baby's hearing screened within the first few weeks of life. It is a core service within the NHS in England and part of the family of Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes. The NHSP Vision is to improve outcomes for every child through a high quality hearing screening programme, safe and effective assessments and family-centred intervention. Early identification, via the programme, gives babies a better ‘life chance' of developing speech and language skills and of making the most of social and emotional interaction from an early age.

We are seeking to recruit a friendly, organized and flexible individual to work as a member of our established team, under the supervision of the Newborn Hearing Screening Manager. You will be screening the babies and accurately recording clinical and test data relevant to the screening process. This post will involve the direct handling of newborn babies and contact with their parents. This post is part of the team based at Pilgrim Hospital. There is a requirement to travel regularly to Lincoln County Hospital and other out-reach clinics throughout the county.

Applicants should have at least 4 GCSE’s (grades A-C or equivalent) including English and Maths. Excellent interpersonal, communication and computing skills are essential. Previous employment within a healthcare environment would be advantageous. Full training will be given to the successful applicant via e-learning and in house training followed by an external competency assessment. The successful applicant will also be expected to complete a Health Screener Diploma in Newborn Hearing Screening in due course.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

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