Newborn Hearing Screener

Job Summary

An exciting part‑time vacancy has arisen in the Newborn Hearing Screening Service, which is part of the Maternity Department of the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our established team of dedicated Newborn Hearing Screeners working on busy postnatal maternity wards and in outpatient clinics.

Qualified to GCSE Grade C standard (or equivalent) in Maths & English is a minimal requirement. Good computer skills are essential and deaf awareness would also be an advantage.

• Full-time 5 days per week (37.5 hours) over 7 days a week on a rota basis.
• Hours are worked as 7.5 hour shifts. Standard shifts are from 08:00–16:00.
• This is a 7 day per week service, 364 days per year and shift patterns are dependent on service needs.
• Service cover is over 7 days a week and some weekend and bank holiday working is required of all post‑holders.
• As you will be required to travel to outreach clinics in the Berkshire area, a full clean driving licence is required as well as access to a vehicle.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for the population of Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and the towns and villages of west Berkshire. Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, there is a thriving cultural scene and many of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

• Date posted: 15 December 2025
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band: 3
• Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full-time
• Reference number: UCGB3-HEAR
• Job locations:
  Royal Berkshire Hospital, Maternity Department, Craven Road, Reading, RG1 5AN

Based in the Maternity Unit of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, the team provides hearing screening to all babies born in the Berkshire area. The service is a comprehensive national programme and the role involves explaining and performing screening tests and imparting results to families, as well as accurately entering data into the National Screening database and liaising with other healthcare professionals.

Our service helps identify babies who may have a hearing loss, so that they can be referred for further testing and receive the appropriate early intervention where appropriate.

You will be a fully qualified and experienced Hearing Screener; this involves direct contact with babies and parents alongside annual computer based e-learning and clinical assessment.

To work as a member of the Newborn Hearing Screening team, you will perform newborn hearing screens in a hospital setting, record and collect data and liaise with parents, health professionals and other stakeholders. The post will involve direct handling of newborn babies and contact with parents.

Interviews will be conducted in person. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

• GCSE grade C or equivalent or above in English and Maths
• Basic skills and IT literate in Microsoft packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Completion of the NHSP e‑learning modules
• NVQ level 3 Diploma in Newborn Hearing Screening

• Minimum 6 months experience in the health care sector (within the previous 5 years)
• Experience working with infants or young children in a health, childcare, or community‑care setting

• Previous experience of NHSP
• Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the auditory system

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Berkshire Hospital, Maternity Department

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

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