Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

Our Trust values

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

Job overview

30.00 hrs post.

We are looking for motivated, conscientious individuals with a flexible approach to join our  team. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential preferably with experience of working with young babies and children.

The post requires being able to work well as part of a team and also on your own initiative. You must be methodical and well organised and it is essential for you to be able to prioritise your own workload to ensure that all babies are screened. You must be able to remain calm when under pressure as you will frequently be required to cover busy postnatal wards and clinics alone.

Qualified to GSCE standard (or equivalent) is a minimal requirement and basic computer skills and deaf awareness would also be an advantage.

You will be required to travel, therefore a valid driving license and access to a vehicle would be desirable.

Proposed Interview Friday 13th March

Main duties of the job

• Identify on a daily basis which babies require screening by using the Smart for Hearing (S4H) and other relevant hospital systems, in addition to liaising with the ward staff.
• Carry out the newborn hearing screen within national and local protocols using automated equipment without direct supervision, ensuring results are given to parents/carers and are delivered to primary care teams and follow-up services.
• Accurately and legibly record clinical and test data, both written and electronically, taking responsibility for data from tests
• Responsible for monitoring stock levels and ordering stock and non-stock items.
• Ability to study independently and complete worksheets, case studies and reflection document
• Planning and organisational tasks / duties
• Responsible for planning and organising workload and clinic sessions. 

Working for our organisation

The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our four values are that we are all:-

Compassionate - We treat everyone with kindness, understanding and empathy

Inclusive - We are respectful, fair and open, valuing everyone’s unique contribution

Collaborative - We work together across our teams and with our partners and are helpful, positive and supportive

Inspiring - We strive for the best for patients, communities, staff and partners and are always learning and improving.