• Job Description

  Req#: C9409-24-0295?language=en&page=694&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The Newborn Hearing Screening Service in Ormskirk is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, organised and methodical individual to join our friendly, committed and successful team of newborn hearing screeners.

  We are based at Ormskirk District Hospital and offer hearing screening to all babies born in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire. The majority of screening is performed in hospital, but the service does provide outpatient screening at Ormskirk and Southport clinics.

  The role involves direct contact with babies for the purposes of screening and demands appropriate communication with parents when imparting screen results and informing of the next stage of the screen. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential. The service liaises closely with maternity, paediatric audiology and other healthcare services.

  Continuing professional development is encouraged and supported.

  Newborn Hearing screening is a 365day service including weekend and Bank Holiday work.

  Main duties of the job

  Identify babies eligible for screening.

  Ensure parents are provided with information relevant to all stages of the screening process.

  Ensuring parents are aware of all clinical procedures and are able to give informed consent to the screen.

  Ensure all equipment and consumables are available immediately prior to screening.

  Implement local infection control procedures relevant to the screening process.

  Safely handle, position and prepare babies to allow easy access for screening.

  Employ accurate hand-eye coordination when using neonatal screening equipment and when preparing babies for the screen.

  Maintain a high level of concentration to ensure room, baby and equipment conditions remain optimal throughout the screening process.

  Accurately record and upload test data in accordance with local protocols.

  Communicate unwelcome/unexpected news sensitively. Manage upset and distressed mothers/parents and provide reassurance while giving accurate information regarding the screening outcome and next steps.

  Refer clinical decisions outside own scope of work to Hearing Screening Local Manager.

  Ensure parents are informed in writing of the screen outcome.

  Clean equipment following screen in accordance with local policy.

  Dispose of single use items in accordance with Trust policies.

  Perform visual check of patient ear(s) and identify contraindications to screening and take appropriate action

  About us

  The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

  From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

  The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

  The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

  Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

  • CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
  • SAFETY that is of the highest standards
  • COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
  • SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
  • PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

  Our achievements include:

  • Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
  • Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

  Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

  Date posted

  05 March 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £22,816 to £24,336 a year Per annum, pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  409-5907786

  Job locations

  Ormskirk District Hospital

  Wigan Road

  Ormskirk

  L39 2AZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  All qualified screeners will be expected to engage in annual screener competency assessment, educational programmes and training alongside continuous professional development opportunities in accordance with local and national recommendations.

  All qualified screeners will be expected to accurately follow the screening pathways for well babies and NICU babies.

  Accurately identify and refer those babies requiring targeted follow-up or diagnostic assessment.

  Monitor new-borns state of arousal during screen and ensure environmental and equipment factors are appropriate throughout the screening process.

  Use test equipment to check probe tip placement to promote optimal recording conditions.

  Use appropriate skin preparation materials and technique prior to sensor placement.

  Insert probe tip safely and securely into ear canal without causing distress to baby or parents.

  Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

  Advertising Date: 5th March 2024

  Closing Date: 12th March 2024

  Shortlisting Date: 15th March 2024

  Proposed Interview Date: 22nd March 2024

  Please be aware the vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications is reached.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  All qualified screeners will be expected to engage in annual screener competency assessment, educational programmes and training alongside continuous professional development opportunities in accordance with local and national recommendations.

  All qualified screeners will be expected to accurately follow the screening pathways for well babies and NICU babies.

  Accurately identify and refer those babies requiring targeted follow-up or diagnostic assessment.

  Monitor new-borns state of arousal during screen and ensure environmental and equipment factors are appropriate throughout the screening process.

  Use test equipment to check probe tip placement to promote optimal recording conditions.

  Use appropriate skin preparation materials and technique prior to sensor placement.

  Insert probe tip safely and securely into ear canal without causing distress to baby or parents.

  Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

  Advertising Date: 5th March 2024

  Closing Date: 12th March 2024

  Shortlisting Date: 15th March 2024

  Proposed Interview Date: 22nd March 2024

  Please be aware the vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications is reached.

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • GCSE Maths and English

  Desirable

  • Successful newborn hearing Observed Structured Clinical Examination

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness of newborn Hearing Screening Programme and its purpose

  Desirable

  • Awareness of effects of hearing impairment and implications of missing the screen.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Awareness of Newborn Hearing Screening Programme and its purpose.

  Desirable

  • Experience of working as a Newborn Hearing Screener in the last twelve months
  • Experience of working with babies/young children in the last three years

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • GCSE Maths and English

  Desirable

  • Successful newborn hearing Observed Structured Clinical Examination

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness of newborn Hearing Screening Programme and its purpose

  Desirable

  • Awareness of effects of hearing impairment and implications of missing the screen.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Awareness of Newborn Hearing Screening Programme and its purpose.

  Desirable

  • Experience of working as a Newborn Hearing Screener in the last twelve months
  • Experience of working with babies/young children in the last three years

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Ormskirk District Hospital

  Wigan Road

  Ormskirk

  L39 2AZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Ormskirk District Hospital

  Wigan Road

  Ormskirk

  L39 2AZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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