Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Band 3 - £11,554 - £12,323 pro-rata per annum

Part-time - 18 hours per week

The Portsmouth and Isle of Wight Newborn Hearing Screening Service is seeking a competent, motivated and reliable individual to work as a dedicated newborn hearing screener. This role reports directly to the Local NHSP Manager within the Audiology department. Working in a team undertaking the screening of babies in the first few days or weeks of their life, we are seeking a reliable individual with good communication skills who is at ease working with new mothers and very young babies. You should be passionate about delivering a family friendly and professional experience for parents and babies during the screening process. This post will involve direct handling of newborn babies so experience of handling babies is essential.

This role will be based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, with potential for travel to clinics in Portsmouth, Gosport, Petersfield and Newport, Isle of Wight. You will work as part of a team altering working patterns to accommodate the changing needs of the service, across 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with regular weekends and Bank Holidays. Flexibility is essential.

Main Responsibilities

The role involves the hearing screening of newborn babies using specialised equipment, and this includes collecting accurate clinical test records and undertaking data entry using computer and administrative skills. Therefore, it is essential that you have good working IT knowledge, excellent verbal and written communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail and confidentiality. The role also requires the ability to prioritise workload with constantly changing demands.

As a Newborn hearing screener, you will be committed to delivering a high quality of care to meet NHSEngland quality assurance standards, local policies and procedures, to ensure the service reaches key performance indicator deadlines.

If you do not already have experience in Newborn Hearing Screening it is a requirement of this post that candidates undertake relevant e-learning, external competency assessment and a work based level 3 Health Screening diploma. The Level 3 Diploma for health screeners (Newborn Hearing) qualification is a national qualification for all screening staff working within the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP).

Please familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

This role is Part-time, 18 hours per week, to be worked over three 6-hour morning shifts.

• Maths and English GCSE grade 4/C or equivalent.
• Care Certificate. If you do not already have this qualification you will be required to complete it alongside your regular hours.
• Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners (Newborn Hearing). If you do not already have this qualification you will be required to complete it alongside your regular hours

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication abilities, both spoken and written
• Proven record of working with people
• Computer literacy, with the ability to use a variety of hardware and software
• Awareness of the importance of prompt timekeeping and good attendance at the workplace
• Commitment to personal development
• Ability to work autonomously and under pressure
• Ability to manage time effectively, using initiative and paying attention to detail

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of newborn screening
• Healthcare background
• Handling of newborn babies
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Experience of patient management systems
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
• Evidence of listening, communication and counselling skills

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.