Newborn Hearing Screening Local Manager: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Make a Difference to Children’s Lives Through Better Hearing

The Newborn Hearing Screening Programme plays a vital role in identifying babies with hearing difficulties at the earliest possible stage, helping to ensure timely support and intervention. As Local Manager, you will lead a committed team of Hearing Screeners, delivering a high-quality screening service to approximately 5,500 babies each year across Hull and East Yorkshire. Screening is undertaken shortly after birth within the hospital setting and at local community clinics.

Previous experience within the NHSP and completion of Local Manager training would be advantageous; however, comprehensive training can be provided through the national NHSP e-learning programme, internal development opportunities, and external clinical assessment. Appointment to the post will be subject to the successful completion of the required training.

This is a 30-hour-per-week role, worked across four days, comprising three managerial days and one clinical screening day as part of the rota. Flexibility is essential, as the screening service operates seven days a week, including weekends and bank holidays. Current screener shifts are generally 7:00am to 3:00pm

This is an exciting opportunity to join a service that has a lasting impact on children and their families, while leading a dedicated team committed to delivering outstanding care and early intervention across our communities.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a candidate educated to degree level or equivalent experience, with a proven track record of leadership or management responsibility, equivalent specialist knowledge gained through experience, is also essential.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience of supporting and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with a compassionate and family-centred approach.
• Knowledge of hearing conditions, child development, and experience of working with children and families, which would be advantageous.
• An understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Experience in performance management, audit, service improvement, and the development of policies and procedures.
• Strong IT skills and the ability to accurately collect, record and analyse data.

In addition to managing the service, you will undertake newborn hearing screens using specialist equipment, maintain accurate records, and work closely with parents, healthcare professionals and external partners to ensure an exceptional patient experience.

As the role may involve travel between screening sites and attendance at regional or national training events, a full driving licence and use of a car, or reasonable alternative means of transport, is essential.

Person Specification

Application Completion

Essential

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience within NHSP
• Post-graduate diploma qualification or equivalent specialist knowledge.

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development which offers evidence of additional professional skills, such as management or leadership
• Certificate in assessing vocational achievement (CAVA)

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of newborn hearing screening
• Experience of devising staff rotas
• Experience of working with children and parents
• Knowledge of data inputting and web based database
• Experience of handling babies
• Basic management experience
• Appropriate IT skills to enable effective use of computer databases and applications to input and monitor patient information
• The ability to interpret and understand the particular requirements of the patient when handling newborn babies who may have complex needs to enable the screening to take place

Desirable

• Knowledge of hearing problems and how to elicit important information from families
• Experience of staff recruitment and selection
• Knowledge of child protection procedures
• Experience of working in a hospital environment and an understanding of trust policies and procedures

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Good communication – verbal/written skills
• Be able to work on own initiative
• Works well with in a team
• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• Participate in standard setting and research projects
• Evidence showing clinical and professional development
• To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
• Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
• Facilitate learning of others.

Special Attributes and other

Essential

• Shows motivation in developing new skills
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

Other Requirements

Essential

• Flexibility to work different shift patterns
• The post holder will be required to work at and to travel between different NHS sites. When travelling to different sites there will be a requirement for the post holder to transport expensive specialist screening equipment.
• The post holder will be required to participate in ongoing in house and external clinical training and travel to meetings

Closing Date: 29 November 2026