Newborn Hearing Screening Support Assistant
The purpose of the job is to support the quality assurance of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme via accurate and prompt data management and to carry out the screening of babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Transitional Care Ward and in the Community, including family homes.
The post holder(s) will also be expected to travel across the district to run community clinics, carry out home visits and train health visitors. He or she will also provide administrative support to the local manager carrying out tasks such as: answering the telephone, giving basic training and technical advice to screeners, identifying babies who are eligible for screening, booking appointments, checking that screening data received is accurate and conforms to quality standards, making sure that screening equipment is passing quality assurance checks and maintaining good communication and working relationships with a variety of multi-disciplinary teams.
Main duties of the job
1. To support the quality assurance of the screen
2. Carry out screening of babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Transitional Care Unit (TCW) & in the community.
3. General Administrative Duties
4. Training and development
5. Book appointments for OAE, AABR and ABR testing
Job responsibilities
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
1. To support the quality assurance of the screen
Related Activities:
Enter data onto the S4H (Newborn Hearing Screening Web Based System)
Review individual test data and set screening outcomes from electronic downloads via SEDQ
Record errors from downloads for local audits
Keep accurate records
Adhere to trust policies
2. Carry out screening of babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Transitional Care Unit (TCW) & in the community.
Related Activities:
Identify which babies require screening
Liaise effectively with parents, team members and other health care professionals
This requires excellent communication skills to discuss screening results and possible deafness with parents of the most vulnerable infants on the NICU & TCW on a daily basis
Carry out the hearing screening of newborns within the NICU & TCW using both Automated Otoacoustic Emisisons (AOAEs) and Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR)
This requires high levels of manual dexterity to accurately insert earpieces into ears and attach sensors appropriately with both premature and full-term neonates.
Accurately record the clinical and test data
Carry out screening in the community as required (in the home and in clinics)
This requires ability to carry out screening with no direct support, in a wide variety of situations with varying levels of hygiene. It also requires the ability to manage family situations, such as the behaviour of siblings, to optimise screening conditions.
Ensure the safety and security of equipment at all times and report any problems to the local manager. The post-holder will have day-to-day responsibility for managing the hearing screening equipment.
3. General Administrative Duties
Related Activities:
Receiving and acting on telephone calls from health visitors etc.
Assist with organising meetings, training sessions etc.
Use and set up databases to record information
Ensure messages are passed on or dealt with.
Set up and maintain mailing lists
Order stocks of consumables, information leaflets etc and distribute as required
Maintain equipment records and calibration logs
Monitor enquiries from the web page and bring to the attention of the local manager
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE English and Maths (A* to C, or equivalent)
* Able to undertake diploma in newborn hearing screening - equivalent to NVQ Level III
* Able to sit an External Competency Assessment (ECA) to carry out screening independently.
* Able to complete the University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) care certificate in required timeframe
Knowledge & Experience
* Willing to undertake further training as required
* Microsoft windows applications (Word, Powerpoint, Excel).
* Previous demonstrable experience within a large clinical setting
* Demonstrable experience of using the Child Health System
Aptitude and Abilities
* Proven evidence of excellent interpersonal skills.
* Articulate & able to communicate effectively
* Organised
* Demonstrable experience of dealing with difficult/sensitive situations.
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.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
216-LH-S6830527
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