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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of and confident in using a computer for data entry.
- Experience
Experience of working within a customer/client facing role.
- Experience
Confident in following protocols (e.g. screening delivery, fault finding on equipment).
- Skills and Attributes
Interpersonal and communication skills for communication with parents at sensitive times
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to undertake routine equipment checks
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to work within a team but ability to also screen independently in hospital and in the community
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to understand screening result and management plans
- Skills and Attributes
Excellent organisational skills and hand eye co-ordination and manual dexterity
- Skills and Attributes
Accurate data entry and ability to keep accurate records
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to act as a mentor to others
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to travel between local NBHSW sites
- Skills and Attributes
Flexible to meet service needs, committed to quality, reliable and able to learn from experience
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent experience (including GCSE grade A-C in English Language); or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working with children and families
- Experience
Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience
Experience of administration/clerical systems
- Experience
Experience of supporting training of other colleagues
- Experience
Experience of post natal ward/SCBU working patterns at other local hospital sites
- Skills and Attributes
An understanding of a clinical ward environment
- Skills and Attributes
An awareness of deafness. Knowledge of hearing problems
- Skills and Attributes
Welsh Language Skills at level 1
- Qualifications and Knowledge
ECDL or other computer skill qualification
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Evidence of recent CPD
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to work within the South East 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 the Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran 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.
The post is for 29.5 hours per week, where you will work a specific rota that includes three Saturday morning shifts in every twelve weeks, as part of a twelve week rolling rota. A copy of the rota can be provided on request to ensure that you are able to commit to these working arrangements.
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 the Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran, you will also be required to work several shifts at the University Hospital of Wales in addition to other South Wales hospital sites on a regular 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.
There is a mandatory requirement to undertake Level 3 Accredited Learning. On completion of this and subject to all criteria being met, you will continue in your job role on a permanent contract with PHW at the designated pay scale.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for Newborn Hearing Screener with Public Health Wales NHS Trust in Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Hearing screener role. The advertised salary is £26813.00 to £27890.00. The contract type is Permanent: Contracted to work 3 in 12 Saturday morning shifts (12 week rolling rota). The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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