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Newborn Hearing Screener

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford, OX3 9DU

Salary

£25,760 to £31,157

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

9 September 2026

9 days left

Job description

To work as a member of the NHSP team at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. As the health professional performing newborn hearing screens...

Please Note: this job is not eligible for workplace sponsorship.

You will be required to travel around Oxfordshire to various OUH sites as required. Having access to a car with the correct insurance would be beneficial for this.

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification

  • Work as a member of the NHSP team and provide a 365 day service to ensure maximum coverage of births, to include weekends and bank holiday work and assist the programmes Local Manager or Assistant Local Manager as necessary.
  • Identify on a daily basis which babies need screening working within the guidelines and protocols.
  • Promote a professional, welcoming and caring environment endorsing a Family Friendly approach to care.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Experience and Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of working in healthcare
  • Demonstrates importance and prior experience of working in a team
  • 5 Grade A*-C or equivalent GSCE
  • Good command of spoken and written English
  • Prepared to complete mandatory Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners

Desirable

  • Has completed Level 3 Diploma for health screeners

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative within guidelines and protocols
  • Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and patients
  • Ability to travel to all OUH sites as required

Desirable

  • Access to own car with UK license and business insurance

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

27 August 2026

Last checked

31 August 2026

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About the employer

OUH
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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