Job summary
- Main area
- Band 4 Senior Newborn Hearing Screener
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working across seven days - includes weekend and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 164-6432717
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross site Maternity at City and Maternity at QMC
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Newborn Hearing Screener
Band 4
Job overview
We are looking for someone organised to support and assist the Newborn Hearing Screen manager in the day to day running of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) in Nottingham covering the City Hospital and Queens Medical Centre. This role provides an excellent opportunity for an individual to liaise with the local manager on a regular basis to maintain the smooth running of the service. You will be working as a senior member of the team to ensure that hearing screening is performed on all newborn babies in Nottingham, working in hospital, outpatient clinics and on occasions in home settings. This role is worked over a seven day week on a shift pattern. The role involves working weekends and bank holidays. The successful candidate will need to work flexibly and undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade as required.
Main duties of the job
To undertake the screening of hearing for newborn babies born at City Hospital and Queens Medical Centre maternity and neonatal units.
Support a family centred culture with the maternity and neonatal units ensuring no hearing screens are missed.
To identify which babies require screening and effectively prioritise workload.
To accurately record clinical and test data. To oversee daily QA checks for overall team and report any issues to Local Manager immediately.
To attend local and national meetings when appropriate.
To have responsibility of management of resources such as maintaining efficient stock control across both sites. To liaise with administrator when stock order is required.
To maintain continuous personal development and undertake any additional training as appropriate.
To carry out audits and reports for the service.
To be compliant with Trust and Departmental Policies and Guidelines
To be compliant with National Screening protocol.
To work with Local Manager to conduct quarterly team meetings and carry out any education training sessions when required.
To have a supporting role with performance monitoring of screeners.
To deputise for Local Manager in absence with support of Band 4 Failsafe officer, Antenatal and Newborn screening managers and Team Leader.
To be responsible for reporting all accidents and untoward incidents as per Trust policy. Escalation of incidents and concerns to Local Manager.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Senior Newborn Hearing Screener will work as a Senior member of the team screening the hearing of all newborn babies across the City Hospital and Queens Medical Centre sites in Nottingham. This role is mainly cross site hospital based but may include working from outpatient clinics and home settings. This role is worked over a seven day week on a shift pattern. The role involves working weekends and bank holidays. The post holder will need to work flexibly and undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade as required. The Senior Newborn Hearing Screener will support and assist the Newborn Hearing Screen Local Manager in the day to day operational running of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme. The Senior screener will liaise with the Local manager on a daily basis to discuss any team issues and maintain an efficient and effective service. They will deputise for Local Manager in their absence and attend any local or national meetings as necessary.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MInimum of four GCSE's including Maths and English (Grade C or above)
- Significant experience of Newborn Hearing Screening or equivalent experience of working with babies or screening programmes
- Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners or equivalent
- Knowledge of patient management systems
- Working with computers and experience with working with databases
Desirable criteria
- Cava qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and understanding of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
- Line Management experience
- Experience of working on own initiative and making decisions
- Experience of working with parents and babies
- Producing reports to deadline
- Computer literacy with the ability to work with databases and variety of IT programmes
- Able to work under pressure
Communication and Relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communicator
- Evidence of listening, communication and counselling skills
- Able to deal with sensitive information both verbally and written
- Demonstrate a positive and well motivated attitude
- Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team, and help others within the team
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Making judgements involving a range of facts or situations
- Using initiative when making decisions to ensure protocol is followed
- Understand the importance of instructions and written policies and procedures
- Able to gather information for audit and report purposes
Planning and Organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of planning skills for own workload or as a team
- Manages time effectively using initiative and paying attention to detail
- Demonstrates good time keeping and good attendance in workplace
- Accurately manage and maintain patient records
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Able to push trolley to wards
- Able to hot desk from each site
- Able to travel cross site
- Sustained concentration when inputting data for accuracy
- Good manipulation skills when changing consumables on equipment
- Using screening equipment and standing for potential long periods when screening babies
Other requirements specific to role
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to working arrangments
- Able to work under pressure to reach key performance indicators
- Positive attitude, pleasant disposition, easily approachable and self motivated
- To work between City and Queens Medical Site to cover 7 day service
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Donna Lancaster
- Job title
- Newborn Hearing Screening Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812275318
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