East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
As a team, we are working hard to ensure we put babies and their families at the heart of everything we do. We have been on an exciting improvement journey and have recently been recognised and rewarded by the Trust for the quality of hearing screening service we provide and the effective way we work as a team.
The post provides the opportunity to train as and qualify as a Newborn Hearing Screener, working collaboratively as part of a team to provide newborn hearing screening in conjunction with national guidelines and protocols. Opportunity to further develop knowledge and skills will be gained during the completion of the Level 3 Diploma in Newborn Hearing Screening to provide support and highly expert advice to women throughout the antenatal and newborn screening pathways.
We are offering the position of Newborn Hearing Screener within the well-established and experienced Newborn Hearing Screening Team. Offering hearing screening to all eligible babies to facilitate early identification of permanent childhood hearing loss whilst ensuring babies and their families are fully supported.
Main duties of the job
* To identify babies that require screening, and by following guidelines and protocols, which babies need follow-up appointments; to carry out newborn hearing screening on eligible babies.
* Respects and maintains equipment - completing daily quality assurance checks and reporting issues to the Senior Team.
* Deliver a family-friendly service; providing accurate information and promoting the screening service to families. Ensuring families' needs are met and that information provision is accessible and patient-centred.
* Work with raw computer data - providing local and national data management whilst adhering to Trust policy regarding protecting patient data and confidentiality.
* Relevant administration tasks relating to appointing babies and referring babies to audiology teams.
Person Specification
Skills and Experience
* Able to work effectively as part of a team
* Ability to work independently
* Good interpersonal skills (interacts with colleagues and clients courteously)
* Accurate data entry, text processing, storage of data, numeracy, attention to detail
* Previous experience in a child care/ hospital/ NHS environment
* Knowledge of PAS - Patient Administration Systems
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Knowledge
* Understanding of the need for confidentiality, patient privacy and information security
* Previous experience working within busy maternity wards/ clinics
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent A*-C or 9-4 in Maths and English
* NNEB - National Nursery Examination Board qualification
* Care Certificate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £24,071 to £25,674 per annum, pro rata if applicable.
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