Newborn Hearing Screener
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustSUNDERLAND, North East
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust based in SUNDERLAND. The advertised salary is £25,760 to £27,476. Applications close on 17 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
This is a part time post of 20 hours per week. Are you self-motivated and able to work on your own and as part of a team? Are you a good communicator ...
This post involves
direct handling of newborns and conversing with both parents and health
professionals on a daily basis. You will be responsible for checking clinical
equipment and the gathering and input of accurate data onto a national system.
Our service offers
hearing screen to all babies born or resident in the South Tyneside, Sunderland
and Gateshead areas and is carried out on maternity wards, special care baby
units, community clinics and occasionally at babys home. We provide the service
over 7 days including weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota system. The
core hours are 8am 6pm, with typical shift times being 8:00am until 1:00pm
and you must be flexible and able to travel to all locations where the hearing
screen is offered.
A candidate with
previous hearing screening experience, or of working in a paediatric setting
would be advantageous, as would a candidate who has completed the Health
Screening Diploma Level 3.
Please add your telephone number to your application form so we can contact you quickly if required.
One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,
and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we
may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Essential: - Friendly, approachable, caring attitude; - Demonstrate empathy with staff, patients and relatives
Essential: - Must work on rota basis including weekends and public holidays; - Must meet travel requirements of the post
Essential: - Four GCSEs grade 4-9 to include Mathematics and English or equivalent qualification.; - Willingness to complete national screener training programme within 6 months of commencement in post; - Willingness to undertake level 3 Diploma within 12/18 months of commencement in post
Desirable: - Level 3 Diploma in Hearing Screening; - Completion of NHSP training
Essential: - Excellent communication and listening skills to work effectively with parents who may be tired, emotional and/or distressed; - Ability to handle newborn babies with the appropriate level of care and attention; - Good IT and data inputting skills; - Good English literacy skills; - An understanding of patient confidentiality; - Ability to work unsupervised; - Excellent organisational skills and record keeping; - Ability to work as part of a team and independently; - Ability to work under pressure at times
Desirable: - Knowledge of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme; - Knowledge of hearing impairment and communication methods; - Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the auditory system; - Understanding of safeguarding processes and child protection procedures, clinical governance arrangements; - Knowledge of the current legislation and national guidance relating to the newborn hearing screening programme
Essential: - Experience of working with people
Desirable: - Previous hearing screening experience; - Experience of working with the hearing impaired; - Previous experience working with parents, babies and families
How this role compares
We hold 374 NHS vacancies in North East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 82% of them.
There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 609 of them in North East.
You have 11 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has 21 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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