Newborn Hearing Screener

Name:
Georgina Chrost

Position:
Newborn Hearing Screen Local Programme Manager

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The role of new born hearing screener sits within the new born hearing screening team, which is part of the Audiology Department within the Head and Neck CSU. It has strong links with Maternity services and the wider antenatal and new born screening programmes. The role is based in both Leeds General Infirmary and St James Hospital, where you will be screening primarily on the inpatient wards, delivery suite and neonatal units as well as outpatient clinics within the hospital.

The service operates over 7 days per week, including weekends and bank holidays. We are looking for a confident, articulate person to join our team of hearing screeners in Leeds. The role involves offering and carrying out hearing screening in all new borns born or resident in Leeds, including obtaining informed consent, carrying out the screening test, giving results, explaining ongoing surveillance or referral, uploading electronic results and completing administrative tasks related to the programme.

The majority of screening is carried out on the post natal wards, where you will be part of a team but working individually with families. The role is very rewarding and the team is very supportive. For more information on the Newborn Hearing Screening programme see here:
Newborn hearing screening: programme overview -  On commencement you will be required to work full time for the first 2 weeks in order to undertake training for the role. This vacancy may close early once there are enough suitable applicants.

Our team consists of 10 hearing screeners, 2 senior screeners and a local programme manager. Half of the team have been in post since the programme started in Leeds in 2004, so there is lots of experience within the team, and the team are very supportive of each other. Team members are always available to lend a helping hand if needed and are very happy to do so.

The screeners are very proud of our extremely family friendly service and go above and beyond to achieve this. Teamwork is a top priority within the service. There are peaks and troughs throughout the working week and the team really pull together if it is busy to ensure all of the babies are offered screening, which makes it a high performing service we are proud of.

You will need to have excellent communication skills in order to gain informed consent from a variety of people from a variety of backgrounds, using clear and accurate explanation adapted to the service users needs, and delivered with empathy and patience. You will have an ability to use information technology (after training) to upload test results and perform failsafe activities at the end of the day.

You will be willing to undertake the Level 3 Diploma in Health Screening. For more information see here:
Health Screener Training | Gloucestershire Research & Education Group | GREG Flexibility will be key in order to provide cover for our seven day a week service with every member of the team working weekends and bank holidays at some point. Teamwork is key in this service, so a strong team work and work ethic is a must. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

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