Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

We are recruiting for a Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The post holder will co-ordinate the National Newborn Hearing Screening Programme.
The service will be delivered to all babies who live in East and North Hertfordshire. Coordinating and monitoring he service provision to the surrounding community.
The Post holder takes professional and clinical responsibility for leading the Newborn Hearing Screening Team.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
To oversee the implementation process, evaluating at appropriate intervals, feeding progress to Clinicians, Public Health England and other Health Professionals.
To lead the implementation group and the development of the programme.
To work in partnership with other agencies in the development of an effective screening programme.
To monitor changes or problems, evaluate and adjust accordingly.
Ensure the delivery of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) within timeframes in hospital and community settings.
To undertake the day to day running of the programme, promotion the principles of Family Friendly Hearing Services for children.
At East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Monday 11 Mar 2024