Senior New-born Hearing Screener

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the New-born Hearing Screening Service; we are looking to recruit Senior New-born Hearing Screener to be based at Royal Victoria Infirmary but working into Northumbria Trust will be required.

The successful candidate must have worked previously as a New-born hearing screener, as you will be required to perform and facilitate the new-born hearing screening programme within the maternity units and clinics in accordance with National and Local protocols.

The successful candidate will support the local manager lead the team of Newborn hearing screeners and facilitate the smooth running of the programme across the North of Tyne area. The role involves direct handling of new-born babies, contact with parents and liaising with other health professionals. Therefore, the successful candidate will be required to have good communication and interpersonal skills., To perform and facilitate the Newborn hearing screening programme in the Maternity Units and selected out-reach clinics in accordance with National and Local protocols.

To organise outpatient appointments to ensure good coverage by the screening service. The job involves direct handling of Newborn babies, contact with parents and liaising with other health professionals.

To support the local manager lead the team of Newborn hearing screeners and facilitate the smooth running of the programme across the North of Tyne area.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep.

Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.