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 leftJob 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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