New-born Hearing Screener

at  Northumbria Healthcare NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the New-born Hearing Screening Service; we are looking to recruit 1 New-born Hearing Screener to be based at Royal Victoria Infirmary.
The successful candidate would be required to perform and facilitate the new-born hearing screening programme within the maternity units and clinics in accordance with National and Local protocols. The successful candidate would also be required to organise outpatient appointments to ensure good coverage by the screening service.
The role involves direct handling of new-born babies, contact with parents and liaising with other health professionals. Therefore, the successful candidate will be required to have good communication and interpersonal skills.
If you are interested in applying, please see the person specification attached outlining essential qualification/skills/experience required.
Full training will be given and would need to complete Health screening qualification when in post.
To perform and facilitate the new-born hearing screening programme in the Maternity Units and selected out-reach clinics in accordance with National and Local protocols. To organise out patient appointments to ensure good coverage by the screening service.
The job involves direct handling of new-born babies, contact with parents and liaising with other health professionals.
New-born hearing screeners will liaise with midwifery staff at their base maternity unit on a daily basis. Hearing screeners will report professionally to the Hearing Screening Coordinator.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
To perform and facilitate the newborn hearing screening programme in the Maternity Units and selected out-reach clinics in accordance with National and Local protocols. To organise out patient appointments to ensure good coverage by the screening service.
The job involves direct handling of newborn babies, contact with parents and liaising with other health professionals.
The successful candidate will be part of a team of 12 New-born hearing screeners in total based at Royal Victoria Infirmary as a hearing screening programme we provide the hearing screening programme for the whole of the North of Tyne area which includes working occasionally at our Northumbria base at The Northumbria hospital in Cramlington and a number of outreach clinic across Northumberland and North Tyneside. Access to a car is essential

Please refer the Job description for details