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Newborn Hearing Screener - Peterborough

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Peterborough, PE3 9GZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

27 October 2026

8 days left

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved with the hearing screening of newborn babies within Peterborough City Hospital.We are seeking to recrui...

  • To promote a professional, welcoming, and caring environment endorsing a Family Friendly approach to care within a small team of new-born hearing screeners at Peterborough City Hospital.
  • This role encompasses work on a busy and dynamic postnatal care settings as well as the neonatal intensive care unit and community settings.
  • To provide the new-born hearing screening programme in line with the NHS screening commissioned services.
  • The post holder will be fully trained whilst undertaking the role and will be supported to complete a level 3 NVQ programme specific to the new-born hearing screening programme.
  • Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

Criteria

Essential: - Educated to GCSE level standard grade C or above

Desirable: - Holds current Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners

Experience

Essential: - Experience of IT skills, and use of email systems; - Experience of data entry

Desirable: - Background of working in health care settings; - Previous experience of working within a hearing screener role

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Computer literate
  • Understanding of quality assurance and can apply this to clinical practice
  • Ability to be self-directing and prioritise workload
  • Ability to work methodically and with attention to detail

Communication

Essential

  • Effective interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain good working relations with staff at all levels
  • Ability to communicate with the general public
  • Flexible and pro-active approach to work

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • To understand and role model the Trust Personal Responsibility Framework on a daily basis.
  • To demonstrate compassion
  • To demonstrate a willingness to develop and improve the service
  • To be actively respectful towards colleagues, and service users
  • To, always, put patients first.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

13 October 2026

Last checked

13 October 2026

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About the employer

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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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