Newborn Hearing Screener

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Waikato Hospital, Hamilton
• Be part of the national transformation in Health undertake hearing screening for newborn pēpi
• Fixed term until May 2026. Part Time – 20 hours per week.
• Will be paid in accordance with the technical/non-degree qualified core scale B of the PSA Allied, Public Health, Scientific & Technical Collective Agreement

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

The Newborn Hearing Screening team has an opportunity for someone to join the team providing hearing screening to newborn pēpi. This is a fixed term contact until May 2026 to cover parental leave.

As this is a fixed term role, it would be ideal if you have already undertaken training as a newborn hearing screening and completed the NZQA New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) in Newborn Hearing Screening or have a background in a hearing health care field.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Undertaking hearing screening of pēpi

• Communicate with mothers and their whānau

• Communicate with other health and maternity staff

• Input data on to a computer system

• Contact whānau to organise hearing screening appointments

This permanent position is based at Waikato Hospital and includes working weekends on a roster basis (one or two weekend days per month).

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About the Team/Service

The Universal Newborn Hearing Screening programme provides hearing screening of pēpi. The team provides screening services seven days per week for newborn infants in the Waikato hospital maternity service, Hamilton birth centres, and community clinics around the Waikato region.

The Universal Newborn Hearing Screening programme is a national program aimed at early detection of hearing loss. For more information on the programme, please see: https://www.nsu.govt.nz/pregnancy-newborn-screening/universal-newborn-hearing-screening-programme or

https://www.waikatodhb.health.nz/about-us/a-z-of-services/newborn-hearing-screening/

About you

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• a current full New Zealand driver's licence
• strong communication and interpersonal skills
• the ability to work well in a team
• computer literacy (data entry skills and Microsoft Office)

Ideally you will also have:

• Have completed, or working towards the NZQA New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) in Newborn Hearing Screening.
• experience handling or caring for newborn babies
• experience working in the health or education sector
• administration experience

How to Apply

To apply please click “Apply online” or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59 pm on 19 March 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Name of Recruiter at name@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.