Employment Type: Permanent Part Time. Job Share Arrangements may be considered.
Position Classification: Tech Assist Gde 2
Remuneration: 64364.88 - 66830.31 full time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: up to 5.5. Option to work alternate weekends, comprising: 6 hours on Saturday 5 hours on Sunday Every second weekend.
Requisition ID: REQ669856
Location: Randwick. Successful applicants will be expected to provide coverage across other sites within the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) as operational needs require.
Applications Close: Midnight on 18 June 2026. Interviews will be held on 22 June 2026.
For role related queries or questions contact Belinda Reeve on [email protected]
At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.
As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.
Newborn Hearing Screener – SWISH Program (Permanent Part-Time) The Statewide Infant Screening – Hearing (SWISH) Program is a NSW Health initiative that provides universal newborn hearing screening to identify hearing loss as early as possible. Screening is conducted within the first few days of life, usually before discharge from hospital or shortly thereafter.
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Newborn Hearing Screener to join our team on a Permanent Part-Time (PPT) basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct newborn hearing screening using Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR) technology while infants are asleep or resting quietly in maternity and nursery units.
- Identify newborns who require further assessment and facilitate referral pathways for diagnostic audiology services.
- Communicate screening outcomes to parents and caregivers in a professional, supportive, and empathetic manner.
- Accurately document screening results in the infant's Personal Health Record (Blue Book) and maintain records within relevant electronic databases.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure timely access to follow-up services and early intervention programs where required.
- Adhere to SWISH program protocols, policies, and quality standards.
Call Belinda Reeve 9382 1462 or [email protected] for any questions.
What you'll be doing
The aim of the State-Wide Infant Screening-Hearing (SWISH) program is to screen all newborn infants for hearing loss in their first few days of life prior to discharge home from their birth hospital.
Additional Benefits (for eligible employees): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)
How to Apply:
Click ‘Apply Online’ and submit your application including:
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Previous experience working with newborns or babies preferably in a hospital setting
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrate effective time management skills and is attentive to details
- Basic computer skills with willingness to learn to use various systems
- Experience in working within a highly technical environment and/or healthcare setting (desirabe)
