Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to work within the North Wales Region of Newborn Hearing Screening Wales, an All-Wales Programme, which provides a uniform service of high quality within an All-Wales policy and to All-Wales standards and protocols.
Based at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, you will work as part of a team participating in the hearing screening of newborn babies. You will undertake the full range of newborn hearing screening duties both in a hospital and community setting.
Main duties of the job
Duties include communicating with the parents throughout the process, baby handling, use of screening equipment and accurately recording clinical and test data relevant to the screening process, therefore good communication skills and experience of using a computer are essential. You must be a confident and reliable individual and possess the ability to work well under pressure.
Although the base site will be at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, you will also be required to work at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and Ysbyty Gwynedd on a rota basis and to run clinics in the community. Therefore the successful candidate will need the ability to regularly travel between and work at other sites within the Region as needed.
The post is for 28 hours per week. The ability to work additional hours as needed is desirable. You will be required to work full time during the initial training period.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Able to travel to external locations
- Include some weekends on a rota basis
Experience
Essential
- Experience of using a computer for data entry
- Experience of working within a customer/client facing role
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and families
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience of administration/clerical systems
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE standard or equivalent experience A-C in English Language
Desirable
- ECDL or other computer skill qualification
- Evidence of continuing Personal Development
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible approach to meet needs of service
- Reliable
- Able to learn from experience
- Able to organise and prioritise work
Desirable
- Willingness to participate in ongoing training
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Good Interpersonal and communication skills for communication with parents at sensitive times
- Ability to undertake routine equipment checks
- Ability to work within a team but ability to also screen independently in hospital and in community
- Ability to understand screening result and management plans
- Good Organisational skills
- Accurate data entry
- ability to keep accurate records
- IT skills to support data entry, emailing and e-learning
Desirable
- An understanding of a clinical ward environment
- An awareness of deafness
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Knowledge of NHS screening Services
- Knowledge of administration/clerical systems
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This advert is for New Born Hearing Screener with Public Health Wales NHS Trust in Wrexham Maelor Hospital. It is listed as a Band 3 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £26,813 - £27,890 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Aug 2026.
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