Newborn Hearing Screener

We are looking for motivated, conscientious individuals with a flexible approach to join our team. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential preferably with experience of working with young babies and children.

The post requires being able to work well as part of a team and also on your own initiative. You must be methodical and well organised and it is essential for you to be able to prioritise your own workload to ensure that all babies are screened. You must be able to remain calm when under pressure as you will frequently be required to cover busy postnatal wards and clinics alone.

Qualified to GSCE standard (or equivalent) is a mínimal requirement and basic computer skills and deaf awareness would also be an advantage

Identify on a daily basis which babies require screening by using the Smart for Hearing(S4H) and other relevant hospital systems, in addition to liaising with the ward staff
Carry out the newborn hearing screen within national and local protocols using automated equipment without direct supervision Ensure results are given to parents/carers and are delivered to primary care teams and follow-up services Accurately and legibly record clinical and test data, both written and electronically, taking responsibility for data from test
Responsible for monitoring stock levels and ordering stock and non-stock items.
Ability to study independently and complete work sheets, case studies and reflection document
Planning and organisational tasks / duties
Responsible for planning and organising workload and clinic sessions.

Trust Culture and Values
The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our four values are that we are all:
- Caring - we design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants Safe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first) Responsible - all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
Value each other - we all value each other’s contribution
Inspiring - we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'

For more information on the on main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached job description.