Senior Audiologist - United Kingdom - NHS

Description

To provide a diagnostic and rehabilitation service to audiology patients. This includes adults with learning disabilities, additional disabilities, or special needs. To ensure that a consistently high quality, complex and sophisticated clinical service is provided, meeting the highest national and international standards. The post holder will maintain own professional knowledge and contribute to the clinical developments of the department. The post-holder will use their knowledge and experience in the training and supervision of junior staff.

This post may close early due to high numbers of applicationsso you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

Careers at George Eliot - 'Where you make a difference'

Main duties of the job

To ensure that all patients are assessed accurately, and by the most suitable combination of clinical tests, to enable further clinical and medical decisions to be made regarding each patient's management within the trust.

To provide or assist in providing specialist assessment of severely learning-disabled adults and those with complex additional needs.

To interpret, with support, erroneous results and recommend further investigations as required.

To perform assessments and fitting for hearing aids and amplification devices.

To make and implement appropriate management and treatment plans.

Make recommendations to ENT medical team on suitability of hearing aid fitting.

Recognise conditions that require medical treatment and take necessary action to ensure this is followed up by relevant medical practitioner.

Recognise faults in hearing aids and repair or replace as appropriate.

Take aural impressions for the manufacture of ear moulds, to select ear mould type and adapt ear moulds for comfortable fitting if necessary.

Give rehabilitation, advice, and counselling to patients not only with hearing loss, but also related areas such as tinnitus, hyperacusis and central processing disorders.

Understand that there may be significant barriers to acceptance of hearing loss and rehabilitation. Counsel patients and relatives on the benefits and limitations of hearing aids, advising on rehabilitation, and offer patients an understanding of their hearing condition.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

E ffective Open Communication

e x cellence and safety in everything we do

C hallenge but support

E xpect respect and dignity

L ocal health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job responsibilities

To provide a diagnostic and rehabilitation service to audiology patients. This includes adults with learning disabilities, additional disabilities or special needs. To ensure consistently high quality, complex and sophisticated service is provided, meeting the highest national and international standards. The post holder will maintain own professional knowledge and contribute to the clinical developments of the department. The post-holder will use their knowledge and experience in the training and supervision of junior staff.

You will find full details of the duties and responsibilities detailed within the attached job description.

Person Specification Qualifications and Professional Training

• BSC or MSc in Audiology or equivalent.
• BAAT parts 1 and 2 or equivalent.
• Diploma in Audiology/HND MPPM or equivalent.
• Registered with RCCP/HCPC or eligible for registration, must be working towards this.
• Higher qualification in Audiology.

Experience and Knowledge

• Previous substantial experience in clinical audiology underpinned by specialist theoretical knowledge.
• Experience of more complex hearing aid work (eg CROS, BICROS, BAHA assessment).
• Experience of management of tinnitus and complex adult patients.
• Experience of electronic patient management systems.
• Experience of testing children during ENT clinics.
• Experience of Audit completion and presentations.
• Experience of electrophysiological diagnostic audiological assessment procedure.
• Experience of Microsuction.
• Leadership and line management experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Enhanced empathetic skills in patient care to build social connections
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Counselling and therapeutic skills.
• Ability to maintain concentration to obtain accurate results throughout busy clinics.
• Maintaining professional standards when under pressure.
• Able to maintain and demonstrate an understanding of patient confidentiality and compliance with data protection.
• Proven planning, organizational & prioritizing skills.
• Excellent IT knowledge and skills.
• Good analytical and judgement skills.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and work autonomously.
• Experience of supervising staff

Personal Qualities

• Team player and able to work using own initiative without direct supervision.
• Ability to adapt to change by quickly and easily adjusting to new situations.
• Ability to acquire new concepts/skills and apply them easily.
• Sound logic and common-sense.
• Ability to demonstrate discretion
• Demonstrable professional appearance and manner.
• Ability to be considerate to the needs of the hearing impaired and the family/carers

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.