Newborn Hearing Screener - Part time
| Posting date: | 11 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £28,622.00 to £30,225.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £28622.00 - £30225.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, N18 1QX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9220-24-0901 |
Summary
Newborn Hearing Screener The Newborn Hearing Screening team mainly work on the post natal wards, the birth centre and the neonatal unit. Sometimes they do a home visit or work in clinic. The purpose of the hearing screen is to screen all eligible babies within a national timeframe in order to ensure that any baby requiring further testing is seen and assessed appropriately. The Band 3 hearing screener role includes being able to identify which babies are eligible to screen.Speaking to parents or carers to gain informed consent as well as giving outcomes. Referring babies where needed. The Hearing screeners use specialist equipment which they check each day before use. They are responsible for uploading their own data and outcoming their results on a national database. Band 3 hearing screeners all work independently under the Deputy and Local Managers for Newborn Hearing Screening, once training has been given and assessments have been passed. If you are not already qualified as a Newborn Hearing Screener then you will be offered full training. On successful completion of your hearing screener training you will then be required to go on to undertake the Level 3 Diploma in Health Screening which can take up to 18 months to complete. Please be aware that the Level 3 Diploma is very computer focused and you will be expected to undertake a lot of computer based work in addition to undertaking self directed study and completing ongoing assessments.