Newborn Hearing Screener

• Perform newborn hearing screening tests using approved screening equipment and protocols.
• Communicate effectively with parents and carers, providing information and reassurance throughout the screening process.
• Maintain accurate and timely records on relevant IT systems and databases.
• Refer babies for further assessment in accordance with NHSP guidelines where required.
• Ensure screening equipment is maintained, cleaned, and quality checked as required.
• Work collaboratively with midwives, maternity staff, audiology services, health visitors, and other healthcare professionals.
• Prioritise workload to meet programme targets and performance standards.
• Adhere to infection prevention and control procedures, information governance requirements, and safeguarding policies.
• Participate in training, competency assessments, audits, and continuous service improvement activities.

• Good standard of education, including GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate data entry skills.
• Experience working with babies, children, families, or within a healthcare setting (desirable).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Competence in using IT systems and electronic patient records.
• Flexibility to work across hospital and community locations as required.

Essential

• Experience working with newborn babies, children, and families
• Experience of working independently and managing own workload
• High level of attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to develop and maintain good working relations with staff at all levels
• Able to organise and prioritise own caseload / time according to need
• Able to work unsupervised using own initiative but seek advice and accept guidance and supervision when necessary
• To have competent IT skills to enable the exchange of information and collection of data

Desirable

• Experience working as Newborn Hearing Screener
• Experience of communicating sensitive information to patients, parents, or carers
• Experience of working within a screening programme, public health service or audiology