Job Overview
Wexham Park Hospital is pleased to announce an opportunity to join the Newborn Hearing Screening team on a part-time basis, 15 hours per week.
The successful applicant will join the Hearing Screening team and carry out the hearing screening of newborns.
The successful postholder will be running a community hearing clinic or doing hearing screening shifts in the unit at Wexham Park Hospital on the postnatal ward. They will be responsible for hearing screening tests on newborns on the postnatal ward, the neonatal unit, the labour ward, and the birthing centre. They will also be responsible for booking babies in community clinics that need rescreens or have gone home prior to hearing screening being carried out.
This advertisement is for internal applicants with a hearing screening qualification only. Support and refresher training will be available if needed.
Main duties of the job
* To work as a member of the hearing screening team, participating in the hearing screening of newborn babies under the supervision of the senior screener.
* To directly handle newborn babies and have contact with parents and be involved in gathering and accurately recording clinical and test data relevant to the hearing screening process.
* To be part of a dedicated team of screeners ensuring a quality service is delivered for the whole of the residential population of Frimley Health. Hearing screeners will be site-specific to Wexham Park Hospital.
* To undertake hearing screening both within the hospital setting and community midwifery hubs within designated hearing clinics.
* The post holder must be able to supplement work study in their own time in order to successfully achieve the Diploma in Health Screening (if not already holding relevant qualification).
* Be responsible for the preparation of hearing screening sessions, including equipment set-up, instrument checks, and patient preparation.
* Carry out the hearing screening of newborns using the AABR (Automated Auditory Brainstem Response) and AOAE (Otoacoustic Emissions) in maternity departments, community clinics, and occasionally parents’ homes, ensuring an accurate record of clinical and test data, both written and electronically, taking responsibility for data from tests.
* Refer babies to local audiology services in a timely manner using local processes and procedures.
Person specification
Qualification
* Hearing diploma/qualification
Education
* NVQ level 2 or equivalent level of education
Experience
* Previous healthcare/childcare experience
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