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Newborn Hearing Screening
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (On a rota basis covering 365 days a year)
Job ref
337-NP-7920AC
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northwick Park Hospital however you will need to travel to clinics in Harrow, Ealing & Brent
Town
Harrow
Salary
£27,129 - £28,649 pa Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Newborn Hearing Screener

Band 3

Careers at #LNWH

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.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

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 22.5 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.
OR
Someone 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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Communication skills

Essential criteria
  • Communications skills
  • Baby handling skills
  • IT skills and data handling skills
Desirable criteria
  • Previous screener experience
  • Experience of working in a health care setting

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate with people of all ages and working with the general public
  • Undertake Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners
Desirable criteria
  • Previous screening experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tina Khayer
Job title
Newborn Hearing Screening Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 8869 3784
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