ESHT • Eastbourne BN21 2UD
About this role
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a passionate multi-disciplinary team of professionals who are involved in the care of babies and children with permanent childhood hearting loss.
The post-holder will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary team for deaf children and their families, working closely with Community Paediatricians, Paediatric Audiologists, the Newborn Hearing Screening team, and Teachers of the Deaf.
The Specialist Nurse will provide essential early intervention and support for families of newly diagnosed deaf babies and children. The nurse will support the Community Paediatricians and the families through the process of medical investigations and diagnoses and will continue to provide support and advocacy for the families going forward.
Clinical
- To utilise specialist knowledge of deafness, and its potential impact on child health and development to provide appropriate support to both families and other health professionals.
- To promote integrated working between colleagues working across agencies including health, social care and education services, and families of deaf children.
- Record and document relevant histories and results electronically (using S4H, Systm one and Auditbase patient management systems)
- Take aural impressions and modify earmoulds as required on babies and children
- To provide support to children with both sensorineural and conductive hearing losses and advising on services available to them.
Non-Clinical
- To participate in regular multi-agency meetings with Paediatric audiology team, professionals from education, social care, health visitors, school nurses, and speech and language therapists
- To initiate, co-ordinate and audit programmes for service provision to ensure the delivery of excellent services that are reflective of need.
- Maintain and update protocols to ensure that the service meets national standards and recommended procedures.
- To assist the head of service with the local implementation of national priorities in relation to Paediatrics, audiology and ENT.
- To promote safeguarding of deaf children through awareness of their vulnerability, support and advocacy, and promoting close liaison between agencies.
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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This advert closes on Friday 8 May 2026
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