# Newborn Hearing Screener x2 Posts > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/newborn-hearing-screener-x2-posts/c3cf12bc-7fda-4ae8-ba12-7fbaa9adec86 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/newborn-hearing-screener-x2-posts/c3cf12bc-7fda-4ae8-ba12-7fbaa9adec86.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Location:** The Whittington Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Hearing screener - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £31,554 - £33,270 inclusive of Inner HCAS pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (The postholder will be required to work 1 weekend in 3 weeks (1:3) 5 days per week: 08:00 to 14:00 (6 hours per day) Or 4 days per week: 08:00 to 15:30 (7.5 hours per day) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-28T13:30:23.301Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Whittington_Health_NHS_Trust/Newborn_Hearing_Screening/Newborn_Hearing_Screening-v8319612 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8319612?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Newborn Hearing Screener The Newborn Hearing Screening team mainly work on the post natal wards, the birth centre and the neonatal unit. Sometimes they do a home visit or work in clinic. The purpose of the hearing screen is to screen all eligible babies within a national timeframe in order to ensure that any baby requiring further testing is seen and assessed appropriately. The Band 3 hearing screener role includes being able to identify which babies are eligible to screen. Speaking to parents or carers to gain informed consent as well as giving outcomes. Referring babies where needed. The Hearing screeners use specialist equipment which they check each day before use. They are responsible for uploading their own data and outcoming their results on a national database. Band 3 hearing screeners all work independently under Senior Screener supervision once training has been given and assessments have been passed. ### Main duties of the job We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our hospital based Screening Team and to be fully trained as a Newborn Hearing Screener. We are looking for someone who can work flexibly and is able to work 30 hours per week - including working 1 weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) in 3. The specific weekend to be worked within the three week cycle shall be scheduled by the employer based on the operational needs with reasonable notice to the employee. 5 days per week: 08:00 to 14:00 (6 hours per day) 4 days per week: 08:00 to 15:30 (7.5 hours per day). You need to be able to work at any one of our three hospitals (Whittington, Royal Free and UCLH) as well as occasionally working in outpatients clinics or the parents' home. The successful candidate needs to be able to work unsupervised and to be confident in dealing with new parents and newborn babies. You must be computer confident and be keen to learn something new. Excellent communication skills and good team working are essential for this role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities If you are not yet qualified as a Newborn Hearing Screener, full training will be provided. After successfully completing your hearing screener training, you will be required to pursue the Level 3 Diploma in Health Screening, which can take up to 18 months to finish. Please note that the Level 3 Diploma is highly computer-based, involving extensive computer work alongside self-directed study and ongoing assessments. With this in mind, are you interested in joining our established Newborn Hearing Screening Team and would like to receive more information? ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Shows a willingness to learn new things - Demonstrates an adaptable and flexible approach to their work ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Excellent communication skills - IT, written and oral - Ability to identify, respond to and evaluate own learning needs - Ability to manage time, priorities and stressful situations - Able to work to a rota, including working at weekends - Ability to work as part of a team ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to GCSE A*-C level (or equivalent) in English, Maths and IT **Desirable** - Has an NVQ in a health and social care related subject at Level 2 or above - Has passed an OSCE/ECA (or equivalent) in Newborn Hearing Screening withing the last 3 years ### Knowledge and experience **Essential** - Shows an understanding of the purpose and processess around Newborn Hearing Screening - Shows evidence of Continuous Professional Development - Experience of childcare with babies **Desirable** - Experience of working in a hospital setting - Shows an understanding of safeguarding and child protection processes and procedures - Evidence of working as a Newborn Hearing Screener ## Documents - [oh form (pdf, 245.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10641085) - [whittington employment promise (pdf, 22.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=839) - [whittington probationary policy (pdf, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=621) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10730565) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.