Newborn Hearing Screener

Job overview

To work as a member of the NHSP team at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. As the health professional performing newborn hearing screens, you will be recording and collecting data both manually and electronically and liaising with parents, health professionals, other stakeholders and the NHSP Local Manager and/or Assistant Local Manager as appropriate. This post will involve direct handling of newborn babies and contact with parents. This role will consist of some admin content which will be undertaken at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Please Note: this job is not eligible for workplace sponsorship.

You will be required to travel around Oxfordshire to various OUH sites as required. Having access to a car with the correct insurance would be beneficial for this.

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person specification

Experience and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in healthcare
• Demonstrates importance and prior experience of working in a team
• 5 Grade A*-C or equivalent GSCE
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Prepared to complete mandatory Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners

Desirable criteria

• Has completed Level 3 Diploma for health screeners

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work on own initiative within guidelines and protocols
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and patients
• Ability to travel to all OUH sites as required

Desirable criteria

• Access to own car with UK license and business insurance

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Newborn Screening Coordinator JD (PDF, 240.6KB)
• Newborn Screening PS (PDF, 248.6KB)