Newborn Hearing Screener

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Job description

22.5 hours per week over 3 days, equating to 7.5 hour days, permanent position

Harrogate Hospital

We are seeking to recruit to an exciting and varied opportunity within our Newborn Hearing Screening Team at Harrogate Hospital.

The post holder will be required to undertake the screening of babies and liaise with parents and professionals in the hospital and in community clinics. The post holder will also collect, record and compute the hearing screening data. The service is delivered 365 days of the year so work at weekends and bank holidays will be required.

Reporting to the Local Programme Manager, the successful candidate will be enthusiastic, organised, motivated and be dedicated to supporting the values of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme and the Trust.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required to be able to liaise with parents and healthcare professionals. Good computing skills are required to process the screening data and perform administrative tasks. The ability to work using your own initiative and as part of a team is also required for this role.

Although some experience of working in a hospital environment and/or with mothers and small babies would be advantageous, we would also welcome applications from candidates without hospital experience as full training will be provided. Please be aware this is a part-time post.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
3. A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
4. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
5. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
6. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
7. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
8. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Hodgetts Job title: Local Programme Manager NHSP Email address: [e-mail]