NHS
Newborn Hearing Screener 2024/2025
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Job Description
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- 4 GCSE including Maths and English Language (Grade A-C)
- Ability and willingness to undertake an appropriate diploma
- Relevant Health Care qualifications
- Experience with handling babies
- Dealing with the public
- Team oriented caring
- Ability to work using own initiative and organise workload to meet strict deadlines
- Good organisational skills
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Basic computer skills
- More advanced computer skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate sensitive / confidential information and reassurance
- Driving license holder (To travel to community clinics)
- Flexibility for involvement in a 7 day a week service on a team rota basis
- Access to own transport
- 4 GCSE including Maths and English Language (Grade A-C)
- Ability and willingness to undertake an appropriate diploma
- Relevant Health Care qualifications
- Experience with handling babies
- Dealing with the public
- Team oriented caring
- Ability to work using own initiative and organise workload to meet strict deadlines
- Good organisational skills
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Basic computer skills
- More advanced computer skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate sensitive / confidential information and reassurance
- Driving license holder (To travel to community clinics)
- Flexibility for involvement in a 7 day a week service on a team rota basis
- Access to own transport
Job summary
Job Title: Newborn Hearing Screener
Department: Audiology
Site: Lincoln County Hospital
Salary: ( Band 3 AFC) pro rata
Hours: 24 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent / Part-time
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.
Post from/after: 1st April 2024
Main duties of the job
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 Lincoln County Hospital. There is a requirement to travel regularly to Pilgrim Hospital, Boston 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.
About us
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.
Date posted
14 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum, £14,602- £15,575 pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
357-LN-2156-23
Job locations
Lincoln County Hospital
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
Desirable
Evidence of Knowledge, Skills
Essential
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Specific Requirements
Essential
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Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
Desirable
Evidence of Knowledge, Skills
Essential
Desirable
Specific Requirements
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Lincoln County Hospital
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Lincoln County Hospital
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.