About this role
Job summary
OPEN FOR INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Northern Care Alliance as a Newborn Hearing Screener.
The Rochdale and Oldham newborn hearing screening service is a small, friendly and experienced team that provides newborn hearing screening to approximately 6000 babies per year born at the Royal Oldham Hospital. The service also offers screening at out-patient clinics across Rochdale and Oldham up to the age of 12 weeks.
If you have previous experience of working with the public, especially parents and babies, and are computer confident then this could be the job for you.
The post is 19.25 hours per week (worked over 3 days) and includes regular weekend and bank holiday working at an enhanced pay rate. The role will be based primarily at Royal Oldham Hospital, but you will be required to undertake outpatient clinics across Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale and Oldham A full driving license and access to a car is therefore essential.
We provide a comprehensive training programme including service specific training to complete an external competency assessment. You will be required to undertake a Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners to become a qualified Newborn Hearing Screener. The Diploma involves a range of written, oral, and practical assessments and must be completed within 12 months of enrolment.
Main duties of the job
Newborn hearing screening is performed to identify permanent, significant hearing impairment in newborn babies. Early identification can reduce the impact on the development of language, speech and communication skills.
As a newborn hearing screener, you will:
- Be committed to delivering a high quality of care to meet the National Public Health England (PHE) quality assurance standards, local policies and procedures, to ensure the service reaches key performance indicator deadlines.
- Identify all newborn babies requiring screening and ensure the Newborn Hearing Screen is offered.
- Communicate effectively with parents/carers, providing clear and accurate information regarding the hearing screening programme.
- Obtain informed consent as per national and local protocols.
- Promote a professional and caring environment endorsing a 'family friendly' approach to care.
- Carry out hearing screening within the maternity units (including Special Care and Neonatal Intensive Care Units) and outpatient clinics, using specialised equipment, as per national and local protocols and procedures.
- Accurately process data on the Smart4Hearing screening database and maternity systems.
- Process referrals to audiology as per local procedure.
Further information can be found in the attached Job Description
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.
The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.ukWe reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- GCSE English, Maths and Science at C or above or equivalent.
Desirable
- NHSP screener training, External competency assessment (ECA) or equivalent
- Level 3 Health Screener Diploma (HSD)
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with members of the public face to face.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft office including virtual platforms
- Ability to work independently and as part of team
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative/autonomy
- Good communication skills including written, verbal and electronic
- Ability to be able to work in a rota pattern and be as flexible as the role requires
- Car user and ability to travel across the trust footprint regularly
- Ability to communicate information to patients and relatives using reasoning, persuasion, reassurance, tact and sensitivity; overcoming barriers to communication
Desirable
- Experience of working as a newborn hearing screener
- Experience of NHS patient management systems
- Experience of working in a hospital or community health environment.
- Experience of working with mothers and babies.
- Experience in handling newborns
Disclosure 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.
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Road
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL1 2JH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)