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.

About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details
Date posted: 30 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 356-26-8391053
Job locations: Womens & Children's Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom

Closing date: 12 November 2026

Person Specification
Essential

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience within NHSP
• Post-graduate diploma qualification or equivalent specialist knowledge.
• 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
• 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.
• Shows motivation in developing new skills
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable
• 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

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 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Apply through our website.