Trac proudly powers the recruitment for
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

About
Contact
- Address
- Trust Offices
- St Thomas' Street
- London
- SE1 9RT
- Contact Number
- 020 7188 7188
Login changes are coming
From July 2025 onwards, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) will be introduced to this site. This will add an extra step to the login process: a requirement to enter a One Time Passcode (OTP) upon login to minimise fraud and maintain security. See our summary page here for more details.
Trainee Newborn Hearing Screener
Closed for applications on: 17-Mar-2025 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 17-Mar-2025 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Across SEL
- Address
- Westminster Bridge Road
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 7EH
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Training: 2 years (Will be on Annex 21 contract until they have passed HSD Level 3 Diploma. Then will be on permanent contract Band 4)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Will be working shifts across a 7 day service includes weekends and Bank Holidays)
Salary
- Salary
- £31,944 - £34,937 per annum incl. HCA pro rata (70% of top of band 4 for 1st year)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Newborn Hearing screening
- Interview date
- 24/03/2025
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
South East London Trainee Newborn Hearing Screeners
We are looking for flexible, enthusiastic and committed trainee Newborn Hearing Screeners. This is a 7-day service so weekend and Bank Holiday working will be required on a rota basis.
Our screener posts are based in five maternity units in South East London Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich Hospitals. The screeners will be able to offer cover across the 5 Hospitals and 7 Clinics when needed.
Band 4 Trainee Newborn Hearing screeners part time position available to be based at:
St Thomas's Hospital
Princess Royal University Hospital/ Kings College Hospital
Advert
This is a 7 day service and include working on weekends and Bank holidays.
The NHSP aims to screen the hearing of all newborn babies to enable the identification of children with permanent hearing impairment as early as possible. Covering the South-East London boroughs, this is one of the largest NHSP sites in the country, with approximately 26,000 births annually.
Working for our organisation
It is an outstanding opportunity to work within a team which is part of a highly successful major national screening programme.
The SEL NHSP team is part of Paediatric Audiology Service in the community arm of Guy’s and St Thomas’s Foundation Trust. You will be on a Fixed Term Contract in line with Annex 21 arrangements for pay and banding of trainees as per the Agenda for change.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a trainee you will be working towards passing the External Competency Assessment to become an independent screener and completing the level 3 Diploma for Health screeners which is a recognised national qualification. As this is a developmental role it does require studies and will involve 80% on the job training and 20% studying.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis.
Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now."
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Additional Information
Essential criteria
- Able to work with flexibility and adaptability.
- Able to work within a 7-day service to include weekends and B/Hs.
- Regular attendance and good time-keeping in the workplace.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in handling babies
- Experience in a healthcare setting
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
- excellent organisational, time management and prioritising skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to prioritise & work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to use Microsoft word and excel Good IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the importance of hearingloss in children
- Attention to details
Qualifications/ Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE A*-C level or equivalent in English and Maths
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in working with people
Desirable criteria
- Experience with screening programme
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Massy Rukuundo
- Job title
- Assistant Programme Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07506719592
- Additional information
I work Monday to Friday and wont be able to answer calls on Weekends and Bank holidays.
Please contact me if you would like to come for a visit.
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
You can search for similar jobs on the employer's job board, or visit our national jobs board Health Jobs UK.