Newborn Hearing Screener
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ575082 Requisition #
Position Classification: Technical Assistant Grade 2
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $31.21 - $32.40 per hour
Hours Per Week: Up to 10
Requisition ID: REQ575082
Applications Close: 10/06/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
The successful candidate will clinically screen newborn babies in the first days of life for hearing loss prior to their discharge home.
We invite you to make your next career move with us. Apply Now!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Ability to read and write English to an acceptable standard with clear and effective communication skills both written and verbal
- Experience in working with mothers and infants
- Previous experience of having worked in a health care setting
- Positive and enthusiastic manner and able to work independently under direction and seeks guidance and supervision as required
- Basic computer skills
- Holds a current drivers licence
- Ability to work in a team, enhancing the capability and contribution of the team
- Knowledge of the newborn hearing screening program
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Judith Noonan on Judith.Noonan@health.nsw.gov.au
